Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola has been speaking ahead of the Carabao Cup clash against Chelsea at Anfield on Wednesday evening

Andoni Iraola expects Florian Wirtz to be available for Liverpool's mouthwatering Carabao Cup clash against Chelsea - and has refused to rule out both Dominik Szoboszlai and Victor Munoz.

Wirtz was forced off during the second half of Sunday's Premier League home win over Brighton after picking up an ankle knock when making a foul challenge.

Szoboszlai and Munoz have both been absent from the last two games after picking up injuries during the win at Brentford earlier this month.

But all three have not been ruled out by Liverpool head coach Iraola from Wednesday's evening Carabao Cup fourth-round visit of Chelsea.

“We still have to wait, we train later," said Iraola, speaking at Tuesday lunchtime. "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.”

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Liverpool's options have been bolstered in recent weeks by the return to fitness of 20-year-old striker Jayden Danns, who has made the bench for all three Champions League games.

Danns hasn't featured in the first team since last September following a number of serious injury setbacks, but has been building fitness this season with the under-21s

He has featured once in the EFL Trophy and in all six Premier League 2 fixtures, and scored his first goal of the campaign in the 2-2 draw at Chelsea at the weekend.

Danns was training with the U21 squad once again at the AXA Training Centre on Tuesday, and Iraola believes the forward is close to challenging for more regular first-team involvement once more.

"With Jayden the problem has been until now this season the availability," he said. "He got injured just before starting pre-season, he was here with the U21s, then he has had some setbacks and been in and out.

"But I think now he is building some good minutes. He scored the other day and is in a good place.

"He has been with us mostly for European games and I hope he continues progressing and pushes to fight for minutes."

Liverpool remain without Jeremie Frimpong and long-term injured trio Conor Bradley, Hugo Ekitike and Giovanni Leoni.