Mo Salah confirmed OUT: Liverpool take only 19 players to Inter Milan

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Mohamed Salah has been left out of Liverpool’s squad to face Inter Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday night following his criticism of Arne Slot and the club.Salah will not travel to Italy for the Reds’ sixth game of this season’s Champions League after a fiery interview at Elland Road on Saturday.Liverpool have confirmed their 19-man squad for the clash with Serie A leaders Inter, with Cody Gakpo, Federico Chiesa and Wataru Endo also missing out.While Salah’s absence was expected it leaves Slot short of attacking options at San Siro, with it possible he fields a forward line of Dominik Szoboszlai, Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak to leave only Rio Ngumoha in reserve.There is still no Jeremie Frimpong, who is recovering from a hamstring injury, with Conor Bradley almost certain to start at right-back knowing he is suspended for Saturday’s visit of Brighton.Giovanni Leoni, Stefan Bajcetic and Jayden Danns are long-term absentees and it is therefore no surprise they do not make the squad.Academy defender Wellity Lucky has made the cut, with the 19-year-old set to be added to Liverpool’s Champions League squad via List B before making the bench in Milan.Predicted XI: How Liverpool could line up vs. InterLiverpool have won three and lost two of their league phase games so far in this season’s Champions League and know they will need to pick up more points to strengthen their claim for automatic progress to the knockouts.Slot is therefore unlikely to make significant changes from the side that drew 3-3 at Leeds on Saturday night, particularly as Salah cannot be brought in.Andy Robertson is an option to replace Milos Kerkez at left-back while Alexis Mac Allister could be restored to midfield in place of either Ryan Gravenberch or Curtis Jones.If Ekitike shifts to the left flank and Isak starts up front, that would mean three alterations and leave few real game-changers on the bench.Inter warmed up for the visit of Slot’s Liverpool with a 4-0 thrashing of Como on Saturday, with Lautaro Martinez, Marcus Thuram, Hakan Calhanoglu and Carlos Augusto all on the scoresheet.Cristian Chivu’s side have won 14 of their last 17 games in all competitions including four in five in the Champions League.Predicted Liverpool XI: Alisson; Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Ekitike; Isak