Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo is a major doubt for Wednesday's Champions League last-16 first leg against Paris Saint-Germain after missing training.
The Netherlands international has been struggling with an ankle problem which has restricted him to just 39 minutes in two substitute appearances in the last four matches.
Gakpo, Liverpool’s second highest scorer this season with 16, did not take part in the squad’s open training session at the AXA complex ahead of the team flying out to France.
He was among the 24 players who travelled to Paris but his availability is yet to be determined.
With Darwin Nunez out of form and favour and summer signing Federico Chiesa having hardly played due to fitness issues, Gakpo being unavailable would realistically leave head coach Arne Slot with just three players to fill the spots up front.
Leading scorer Mohamed Salah will start on the right so Slot has to decide whether to continue with a front three, which would mean Diogo Jota starting centrally and Luis Diaz on the left.
However, in some games – most recently the win at Manchester City – the Dutch boss has opted to play with two wide forwards and two number 10s in Curtis Jones and the in-form Dominik Szoboszlai and he could choose to do that again tomorrow (Live on RTÉ2/Player).
Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique has praised Liverpool counterpart Arne Slot for building "an almost-perfect" team.
PSG may be currently on a 10-match winning streak and unbeaten in all competitions since their last Champions League defeat against Bayern Munich in November but Enrique is an admirer of the Dutchman's work.
"We know we are up against the most consistent team since the start of the season but our plan does not change," the former Barcelona boss
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