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Liverpool geared up for their crunch EFL Cup tie with Southampton at Melwood on Monday night - but there was no sign of Philippe Coutinho.

Nathaniel Clyne was also absent from the photographs of the Reds' training session, just 48 hours before they meet the Saints at Anfield.

Captain Jordan Henderson was pictured as a participant, while the likes of Gini Wijnaldum, Adam Lallana and Daniel Sturridge were all snapped in action.

But conspicuous by their absences appear to be Coutinho and Clyne, as well as those who took part in Under-23s action against Ipswich on Sunday - Joel Matip, Ben Woodburn and Joe Gomez included.

Eagle-eyed Liverpool fans soon realised Coutinho was not on any of the training pictures, and their reaction was pretty predictable.

Liverpool will seek to overturn their 1-0 deficit from the first leg in a bid to reach their second successive League Cup final.