Liverpool’s injury problems have worsened with the news that both Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joel Matip are set to miss the next fortnight.
Both players were substituted in Sunday’s 3-2 defeat to Arsenal with Alexander-Arnold withdrawn with an ankle problem at half-time after a collision with Gabriel Martinelli.
Matip was substituted in the second half for Ibrahima Konate and the change was not a tactical one. The centre-back has suffered a calf problem with Anfield sources expecting the defender to miss between two to three weeks.
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It means Konate is line for his first start of the season at Ibrox on Wednesday night as the Reds return to action in Group A of the Champions League against Rangers.
Joe Gomez is also set to deputise for Alexander-Arnold as the regular right-back nurses the ankle issue picked up after he was stood on by Martinelli as the Arsenal man crossed in the first period at the Emirates.
As a result, Jurgen Klopp heads to to Glasgow with his fitness problems considerably worse than they were at the weekend after Luis Diaz was ruled out until after the World Cup with a knee injury picked up at Arsenal.
The winger is likely to miss 10 games after picking the injury up in a clash with Thomas Partey but crucially does not need surgery. He is not expected to feature for Liverpool until late December, however.
Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are yet to play this season but Curtis Jones is potentially in line for a recall to the squad having returned to training last week.
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