Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola has said he is "optimistic" Florian Wirtz will be fit to feature in Wednesday's Carabao Cup clash with Chelsea.
Wirtz impressed for the Reds' in Sunday's 2-0 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion before being forced off with an ankle problem.
The midfielder looks set to be recovered in time for the visit of Xabi Alonso's side to Anfield however a final decision is yet to be made on Dominik Szoboszlai and Víctor Muñoz, who have both missed the past two games through injury.
"We still have to wait," Iraola said in his prematch news conference. "We train later. We want to [use] this last day. He was quite fine, Florian -- I'm quite optimistic that he will be available. And with Dom and Victor, I'm not so sure. I don't want to say no, but I think it's going to be more difficult than Florian, yes."
Asked whether he plans to rotate his squad against Chelsea, Iraola added: "There will definitely be changes. But we want to win the game, we want to be competitive. We need to see how the legs are.
"We are kind of, not just in the Carabao Cup, also in the Champions League, we are trying to make some changes from game to game, because I think it's almost mandatory.
"We want to be in the next round. We've been unlucky in the draw, we are playing Chelsea. They have been unlucky also. But we want to earn the right to be in the draw again and that only happens if you win."
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