English giants Liverpool and Manchester City have officially released their squad lists for the 2025/2026 UEFA Champions League season. Both clubs, tipped among the favourites for the title, included their biggest stars while also handing opportunities to promising youngsters.
For Liverpool, manager Arne Slot kept faith with the club’s core, including Mohamed Salah, Darwin Núñez, Virgil van Dijk, and Trent Alexander-Arnold. Rising talents such as Stefan Bajčetić and Bobby Clark were also named, showing a balance between experience and youth.
Manchester City’s list was equally formidable, with Pep Guardiola selecting Erling Haaland, Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden, and Bernardo Silva. The squad also features new signings brought in to bolster depth as City look to defend their European crown.
Both teams are set to begin their Champions League campaigns later this month, with fans eager to see how they will perform against Europe’s elite. With the quality at their disposal, expectations are high that both sides will make deep runs in the competition.
Manchester City and Liverpool have confirmed their league phase squads for the upcoming UEFA Champions League season, leaving out players on the B-list.
For defending champions Manchester City, Pep Guardiola has assembled a star-studded group featuring Rayan Aït-Nouri, Nathan Aké, Marcus Bettinelli, Oscar Bobb, Rayan Cherki, Rúben Dias, Jérémy Doku, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Phil Foden, Nico, Joško Gvardiol, Erling Haaland, and Rodri. Others include Abdukodir Khusanov, Mateo Kovačić, Omar Marmoush, Matheus Nunes, Stefan Ortega Moreno, Tijjani Reijnders, Savinho, Bernardo Silva, John Stones, and James Trafford.
Liverpool, under Arne Slot, also named a balanced squad of experience and young talent. The list includes Joe Gomez, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexander Isak, Curtis Jones, Milos Kerkez, Ibrahima Konaté, Lewis Koumas Leoni, Alexis Mac Allister, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Rio Ngumoha, Alisson Becker, Conor Bradley, Hugo Ekitike, Wataru Endo, Jeremie Frimpong, Cody Gakpo, Andy Robertson, Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai, Virgil van Dijk, Florian Wirtz, and Freddie Woodman.
Both English clubs are considered among the favourites to go far in the competition, with their squad depth and quality giving them an edge as the new Champions League format kicks off.
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