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Charlotte Coates

Full Liverpool squad available for Fulham as several miss Premier League opener

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will be without several players in his squad as the Reds kickstart their Premier League campaign away at Fulham today.

However, the good news for the German boss is that number one goalkeeper is fit to take his spot in goal for Liverpool after missing much of pre-season through injury.

All eyes will be on whether Klopp hands Darwin Nunez his first start in the Premier League after completing a big-money transfer from Benfica in June.

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As things stand, Liverpool will be without Diogo Jota after he suffered a reoccurrence of a hamstring injury picked up on international duty with Portugal. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is also out for a number of months with a serious injury to his hamstring.

Klopp has confirmed that defender Ibrahima Konate will miss the start of the season after suffering a knee injury in the friendly against Strasbourg last week. Left-back Kostas Tsimikas will also be missing from the squad through injury.

Curtis Jones has added to the midfield absences in the Liverpool squad after it was confirmed the number 17 had suffered a calf injury. Klopp hopes the Reds have caught the injury at a good time.

Reds number two Caoimhin Kelleher is also out after missing all of pre-season while new signing Calvin Ramsay hasn't had the easiest starts to life at Anfield as he will also miss out.

Goalkeepers: Alisson Becker, Adrian.

Defenders: Andy Robertson, Nat Phillips, Joel Matip, Joe Gomez, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Isaac Mabaya.

Midfielders: Fabinho, Harvey Elliott, James Milner, Jordan Henderson, Naby Keita, Thiago Alcantara, Stefan Bajcetic, Fabio Carvalho.

Forwards: Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino.

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