UEFA Champions League 2021-22: Man United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City Squads

Roman Abramovich and Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta with Champions League trophy
Roman Abramovich and Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta with Champions League trophy | Photo Credit: IMAGO

Manchester CityManchester UnitedChelsea and Liverpool are the four teams who will be competing in this season’s Champions League.

Man City have been drawn in Group A that contains French giants PSG alongside Leipzig and Club Brugge.

Man Utd have been allotted in a tricky Group F that contains old foes Villarreal – who beat United in this year’s Europa League final – and Italian dark horses Atalanta.

Chelsea see themselves as the favourites of Group H after being drawn alongside Juventus, Zenit and Malmo.

Liverpool have the toughest opponents in AC Milan, Atletico Madrid and FC Porto in Group B – otherwise called the Group of death.

Here is the complete squad list of the four Premier League teams.

Liverpool

Goalkeepers: Alisson Becker, Adrian, Caoimhin Kelleher

Defenders: Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konaté, Joe Gomez, Kostas Tsimikas, Andrew Robertson, Joël Matip, Nathaniel Phillips, Trent Alexander-Arnold

Midfielders: Fabinho, Thiago, James Milner, Naby Keïta, Jordan Henderson, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Harvey Elliott

Forwards: Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mané, Mohamed Salah, Takumi Minamino, Diogo Jota, Divock Origi

Chelsea 

Goalkeepers– Kepa Arrizabalaga, Edouard Mendy, Marcus Bettinelli, Lucas Bergstrom

Defenders– Antonio Rudiger, Marcos Alonso, Andreas Christensen, Thiago Silva, Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James, Ben Chilwell, Malang Sarr, Cesar Azpilicueta

Midfielders– N’Golo Kante, Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic, Christian Pulisic, Saul Niguez, Ross Barkley, Mason Mount, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Hakim Ziyech, Kai Havertz, Lewis Baker, Harvey Vale, Ruben Loftus-Cheek

Strikers: Romelu Lukaku, Timo Werner

Manchester United

Goalkeepers: David De Gea, Tom Heaton, Dean Henderson

Defenders: Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Eric Bailly, Raphael Varane, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Diogo Dalot, Luke Shaw, Alex Telles

Midfielders: Nemanja Matic, Scott McTominay, Fred, Donny Van de Beek, Paul Pogba, Bruno Fernandes, Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata, Jadon Sancho, Amad

Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford, Edinson Cavani

Manchester City

Goalkeepers: Ederson, Zack Steffen, Scott Carson

Defenders: Kyle Walker, Oleksandr Zinchenko, John Stones, Ruben Dias, Aymeric Laporte, Nathan Ake, Joao Cancelo

Midfielders: Romeo Lavia, Jack Grealish, Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan, Bernardo Silva, Fernandinho, Rodri

Forwards: Ferran Torres, Gabriel Jesus, Riyad Mahrez, Raheem Sterling

The likes of Phil Foden, Liam Delap and Cole Palmer fall into the UEFA’s B list. They can be registered even before the match days since they have all been born after 2000.