Gauntlets, new threads and Diaz nails it

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The Reds will attempt to overturn a 1-0 deficit and advance to Wembley when they host Spurs in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on Thursday night.

Here are six things we spotted during our filming at the AXA Training Centre…

Watch Inside Training from Wednesday's session in full here

How do you like your eggs in the morning?

Well, in the case of Ibrahima Konate, now we know.

As our cameras captured the squad making their way in ahead of Wednesday’s session, we overheard just how the Liverpool No.5 prefers his breakfast eggs.

He is a confirmed ‘well done’ man…

Elsewhere, for Alexis Mac Allister it was something (very well) toasted; pancakes and fruit for Harvey Elliott.

Running the gauntlet

Darwin Nunez and Reds captain Virgil van Dijk were on the receiving end of a forfeit during the players’ gym work.

The pair had to brace for friendly digs as they ran through a gauntlet of their teammates.

Van Dijk at least had the comfort of being serenaded with a version of his fan song, while Nunez decided the best option was to go the quicker the better…

New threads on show

The day’s access in Kirkby provided a first sight of the full squad sporting their new Nike spring training kit range.

The refreshed collection – which comes in an ecru colourway featuring flashes of black and red – was first revealed last week and debuted by Dominik Szoboszlai and Van Dijk.

It will be worn for the remainder of 2024-25 and you can get your own right now at our official online store, the LFC Store app and in-store.

Looking good, gentlemen.

Indeed, he wasn’t the only one, with a group of Reds ratcheting up the competitiveness with a shooting drill that can be watched at greater length in Inside Training.

McConnell in the mix

Arne Slot was effusive in his praise of James McConnell after the midfielder’s performance in the Champions League tie at PSV Eindhoven a week ago.

The Reds head coach made a point of name-checking McConnell as one of the club’s younger players who would not be heading out on loan before the winter transfer deadline.

“He was also a player that hasn’t played in the last six or seven months 90 minutes because he was injured for a while. He impressed me a lot today,” Slot had said that night in the Netherlands.

And the 20-year-old was very much part of the matchday-minus-one work for the visit of Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham.

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