Federico Chiesa was not among the 21 players to travel for Tuesday’s match, and Arne Slot has explained why the Italian was a notable absentee from the squad.With Chiesa having been added to Liverpool’s Champions League squad after a season-ending ACL injury to Giovanni Leoni, he was expected to be in the matchday squad against Galatasaray.However, when the 21-man squad was announced he was notably absent despite training as normal at the AXA Training Centre on Monday morning.With Slot speaking to the press on the eve of the match, he explained that a minor knock is why Chiesa was left behind on Merseyside.Slot said: “He got a little niggle, I think is the word you use in England, in the last game against Palace. “He tried it today [Monday] but he couldn’t finish the (training) session, so we decided not to take him because in a few days it’s Chelsea.”Chiesa has featured in six of Liverpool’s eight games so far this season – it took him until mid-January to reach that figure last season – for a total of 153 minutes, and his fitness will be constantly monitored.He has scored twice off the bench and assisted a further two goals in his only start to see supporters call for greater involvement in all competitions this season.Liverpool will only have 10 substitutes on Tuesday night after taking only 21 players with them to Istanbul, with a return for Hugo Ekitike expected after his suspension against Crystal Palace.