Champions League: Genk vs Liverpool team news and match preview

Genk host Liverpool on Matchday 3 of the Champions League group stage on Wednesday night. Liverpool would be hoping to sort out their defensive issues when they face Genk, who have yet to register a victory in the tournament. Here are the squad details and the match preview for the game.

Champions League: Genk vs Liverpool Team News

Genk goalkeeper Danny Vukovic will be out of the game due to his Achilles injury and Neto Borges is still sidelined with a foot injury.

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Key players Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joel Matip have been ruled out of the tie, with Xherdan Shaqiri already missing. The rest of the squad remains available with Mohamed Salah back into training and might be involved on Wednesday night.

Champions League: Genk vs Liverpool recent form

Liverpool's draw against Manchester United on Sunday was the first time they dropped points in the Premier League this season. Their Champions League run this season has seen them lose away to Napoli while narrowly beating Red Bull Salzburg at home. Genk meanwhile were beaten on Saturday by Standard Liege and currently lie 6th in the league. Their Champion league run has been equally disappointing as they haven't picked up a win in two games but had an encouraging 0-0 draw against Napoli at home.

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Champions League: Genk vs Liverpool Preview

Liverpool would definitely be boosted by the returning Mo Salah with the attacking trident likely to reprise their roles in Belgium. Genk's home draw against Napoli showed that the home side is capable of defending in numbers against a strong side, which should worry Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp who has cited his side's need to improve their away form

Genk vs Liverpool probable line-up

Genk

Gaetan Coucke, Joakim Maehle, Carlos Cuesta, Jhon Lucumi, Jere Uronen, Ianis Hagi, Sander Berge, Patrik Hrosovsky, Junya Ito, Mbwana Samata, Theo Bongonda

Liverpool

Alisson, Andrew Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Dejan Lovren, Joseph Gomez, Georginio Wijnaldum, Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah

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Genk vs Liverpool Match Details

• Venue: Luminus Arena, Genk
• When: October 24, 2019, 12:30 AM IST
• Where: SONY LIV

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