Liverpool have fielded a 40-man squad for the upcoming UEFA Youth League, with Mateusz Musialowski among those omitted from the under-19 group.
As well as the Champions League campaign, the Reds will also take part in the youth equivalent again this season, with UEFA Youth League fixtures similar to those of the first team.
That brings a trip to Napoli on Wednesday afternoon, hours before the start of the Champions League, with Barry Lewtas leading his Under-19s in Group A.
An exciting team has been named, including the likes of Bobby Clark, Stefan Bajcetic, Isaac Mabaya, Luke Chambers, Melkamu Frauendorf, Kaide Gordon, Oakley Cannonier, Ben Doak and Trent Kone-Doherty.
New signing Reece Trueman, who traded Norwich for Liverpool in early September, is one of the five goalkeepers.
However, more intriguing than those called up for the clashes with Napoli, Ajax and Rangers are the players who have been omitted, with Musialowski the main name.
Up to five players of legal age may be included in the squad, provided they were born on or after 1 January 2003 and have been with the club for at least two years.
Liverpool have therefore registered Harvey Davies, Jarell Quansah and Dominic Corness within this group along with Max Woltman.
Musialowski is one of four overage players to have been left out, with questions being raised about his long-term future at the club despite appearing as a late substitute during the pre-season loss to Strasbourg.
Goalkeeper Fabian Mrozek and the versatile duo of James Norris and Luca Stephenson have also been overlooked despite a place remaining above age.
With Woltman leaving to join Doncaster on a season-long loan, UEFA rules stipulate that a replacement can be appointed, but the fact that fewer than five were originally registered suggests that is unlikely.
For Musialowski, this omission further fuels speculation about his role at Liverpool as he has seen first-team opportunities dwindle along with minutes at academy level.
There is a possibility that the winger, who was the subject of interest from Polish clubs earlier in the summer, may still be out on loan, with windows open in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Greece, Israel, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey and Ukraine.
Liverpool squad for the UEFA Youth League
Goalkeepers: Davies*, Hewitson, Morana, Trueman, Stretch
Defenders: Quansah*, Miles, Jonas, Lucky, Pinnington, Hayes-Green, Samuels, Mabaya, Chambers, Scanlon, Gyimah, Osborne, Davidson
Midfielders: Bajcetic, Corness*, McConnell, Pilling, Pennington, Onanuga, Giblin, Laffey, Kelly
Forwards: Woltman**, Clark, Gordon, Frauendorf, Cannonier, Blair, Doak, Kone-Doherty, Koumas, Young, John, Danns, Roberts
* Excess of age** Assigned
