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Conor Chaplin and Alex McCarthy missed Leicester City’s open training session on Friday due to minor knocks. Russell Martin’s men participated in their final training session at the King Power Stadium before tomorrow’s pre-season clash against Genoa. New signing Liam Cullen, who was announced just before the session, joined his new teammates after completing his move from Swansea City. Christian McFarlane was another new face following his loan move from Manchester City. Both players are set to feature for the first time against Genoa. However, Chaplin and McCarthy were not present in LE2, with LeicestershireLive understanding that the pair are suffering from minor knocks. FOLLOW ON FACEBOOK! All the latest Leicester City news on LeicestershireLive’s Leicester City Facebook page! Get LeicestershireLIVE Premium now for just £1 HERE. You can also join our WhatsApp Community by clicking HERE Will Alves was another interesting case during the open session. The forward, who has impressed throughout the summer, was not involved in any of the drills and instead conducted individual work with members of the coaching team. City round off their pre-season schedule against Genoa on Saturday night before facing Northampton Town in the Carabao Cup first round next weekend. Their League One season gets underway in two weeks’ time when they travel to Notts County for a 12.30pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports.