Liverpool have included teenage goalkeeper Kornel Misciur of their Champions League squad travelling to Frankfurt.
The Merseysiders will tackle the Bundesliga outfit, at the moment positioned seventh within the German top-flight, on Wednesday night time at 8pm.
The incumbent Premier League champions suffered a 1-0 defeat to Turkish giants Galatasaray final day out in Europe, and at the moment discover themselves on a four-game dropping streak.
Liverpool squad named for Frankfurt recreation
Federico Chiesa rejoins Liverpool’s Champions League squad forward of the Reds’ impending conflict at Deutsche Financial institution Park.
A tweet from the Echo’s Paul Gorst confirmed on X (previously Twitter) that midfielder Ryan Gravenberch will miss out on the tie in query.
The Dutchman is known to be coping with some discomfort along with his ankle, which was sustained throughout the 2-1 defeat to Manchester United on the weekend.
Liverpool’s squad for Frankfurt: Gomez, Endo, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez, Wirtz, Szoboszlai, Isak, Mac Allister, Salah, Bradley, Chiesa, Jones, Gakpo, Ekitike, Mamardashvili, Robertson, Woodman, Frimpong, Ngumoha, Misciur.
Gravenberch misses out. Endo returns.
— Paul Gorst (@ptgorst) October 21, 2025
It’s not, at the moment, believed to be a severe situation, however Liverpool are taking precautions.
As anticipated, Ryan Gravenberch is just not a part of the squad for tomorrow night time’s conflict with Frankfurt in #UCL ❌
The ankle harm which he sustained throughout Sunday’s defeat to Manchester United guidelines him out 🤕
— Empire of the Kop (@empireofthekop) October 21, 2025
One contemporary inclusion within the squad that’s certain to draw some intrigue is that of Polish goalkeeper Misciur.
Who’s Kornel Misciur?
The 18-year-old shotstopper first joined Liverpool Soccer Membership from Championship outfit Hull Metropolis in the summertime of 2023.
Kornel Misciur has represented the Reds at youth stage a grand whole of 48 occasions (throughout varied age teams).
Liverpool youth setup
Appearances
Liverpool U18s
30
Liverpool U21s
11
Liverpool U19s (UEFA)
7
* Kornel Misciur’s Liverpool stats (Transfermarkt)
Kornel Misciur, 18-year-old goalkeeper, named within the travelling for the Liverpool first-team to Frankfurt.
Personally price him very extremely however having an odd season when it comes to hierarchy. Very proficient, felt on verge of breakout however dropped to U18 from U21 with no #UYL app. pic.twitter.com/kgJ6zvwZ1o
— Lewis Bower (@LewisBower2021) October 21, 2025
By all accounts the starlet was understood to be progressing easily up the ranks, beating out competitors from Harvey Davies and Reece Trueman.
The teenager signed his first skilled contract at Liverpool in 2024.
He was born in England (Scarborough) to Polish mother and father and holds twin citizenship.
When did Misciur be a part of Hull Metropolis?
Misciur first joined Hull Metropolis’s academy in 2016 after impressing at native aspect Burlington Jackdaws.
Hull’s academy supervisor, Richard Naylor, mentioned of the change to Liverpool: “We’re actually blissful that Kornel has been given this chance.
“Though we’re disenchanted to lose Kornel, he has been given a incredible probability to signify one of many largest academies on the planet.
“It exhibits the laborious work that everybody does on the academy to develop the gamers for his or her footballing journey and we want Kornel all one of the best in his transfer to Liverpool.”
Why is Misciur in Liverpool’s Champions League squad?
The addition follows Alisson Becker’s unlucky hamstring harm sustained throughout the Champions League defeat to Galatasaray.
Freddie Woodman (28), who additionally joins Misciur in Germany, will almost definitely be Arne Slot’s first-choice choice to sub in for Giorgi Mamardashvili (25) within the unlikely occasion the Georgian additionally picks up an harm in Europe.
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