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Key notes ahead of Salzburg & Klopp’s big boost for Jones – Monday’s Liverpool FC News

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Liverpool travel to Austria next for our final Champions League group game; here’s all the build-up plus the other news regarding the Reds.

Gini back, Lovren fit, Reds ready for Salzburg

All the focus very quickly moved away from an easy weekend win, and straight on to our next game: a crucial tie at Salzburg.

Jurgen Klopp‘s press conference is this evening—all the coverage will be here on This Is Anfield from 6:30pm—but even before that we have news after the pre-game training session.

Adam Lallana trained alone, but Gini Wijnaldum and Dejan Lovren returned—check out the best photos here.

The squad to travel to Austria was confirmed shortly afterward and Curtis Jones has been retained after his league debut at the weekend.

Meanwhile, here’s the latest on our opponents and Salzburg’s weekend win.

Fan zone details for Doha

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Heading to Qatar to cheer on the Reds at the Club World Cup? FIFA have confirmed plans for a Fan Zone in Doha, a free-to-enter zone running from 9 to 21 December.

It will be at the Doha Sports Park, next to the Doha Golf Club, and will be open from 2pm to midnight each day—where fans can take advantage of local and international cuisine, live matches being shown on the big screens and plenty of music.

The likes of Jamie Webster, Space, the Tea Street Band and others will feature from 18-21 December—while the Reds are in action, essentially—and more details on the fan zone can be found here.

Just don’t wear your lucky, non-approved, betting company-sponsored underwear, as you know what FIFA are like with that sort of thing.

Keep an eye on the short-term and the long

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Yes, our focus is and must be on Tuesday’s big game. But Liverpool’s quest for trophies and dominance is ongoing and never-ending, so we must look further afield, too.

Curtis Jones earning his rewards

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Curtis Jones made his Premier League debut at the weekend, coming on for Andy Robbo in the final 15 minutes of the win at Bournemouth. He would have had about five minutes more, mind, but for the Reds’ fantastic ability to retain possession for ages at a time.

The boss was happy with the teenager’s contribution, but stressed that it was a tactical decision because of what Jones can offer, rather than a throwaway appearance to get him on the gametime ladder.

“It was his third time in the squad, so then I thought it makes sense to bring him on.

“But it was not a present, I have to say. It’s his development. We want to show respect for that and we appreciate that.

“Then you need a player and today we were without Adam and Gini here. We thought we need a midfielder because we want to rest Robbo a little bit, so move Millie there. That’s then a good choice.”

Hopefully there’s plenty more action ahead for a player who looks the part both technically and tactically.

Quickfire LFC news

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Around the Prem

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Stupid rumour of the day

Arsenal have discovered the route to success and ending their abysmal defensive record: sign Chris Smalling!

The Mirror reckons the Gunners have decided that the memories of nearly a decade of average performances in the Premier League have been wiped out by five months doing well in Serie A with Roma.

Then again, it’s Arsenal—they might be right…

Tweet of the day

What we’re reading

On the Guardian, the circumstances and the fallout around Russia being banned from international sport – including the 2022 World Cup.

And on the Athletic by Rafa Honigstein, a look at how it’s Borussia Moenchengladbach who are sounding the message that Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga stranglehold is over.

Worth watching tonight

Premier League, West Ham vs. Arsenal at 8pm. One manager under pressure, one caretaker manager in a battle to win a job.

LFC Retro Collection Released

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Liverpool have unveiled their new Retro Collection of nostalgic track jackets and shirts.

Featuring remakes of kits of the 1980s and 1990s, the likes of Mohamed Salah, Fabinho and Divock Origi were on hand to model the new range.

* Click here to see the full Liverpool FC Retro Collection and order in time for Christmas.