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Keifer MacDonald

Jurgen Klopp reveals Liverpool injury boosts as Anfield Road works reaches new milestone

Your evening Liverpool headlines for Friday, September 30.

Jurgen Klopp explains Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota Liverpool training absence and confirms four injured players

Jurgen Klopp has eased concerns over Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez and says both are in contention for Liverpool's visit from Brighton on Saturday.

Neither striker was pictured in training at the AXA Centre on Thursday as Klopp and his staff welcomed back the players from their international commitments.

That sparked fears that both returned to Merseyside with problems to contend with but Klopp says they are ready for the meeting with Roberto De Zerbi's Seagulls this weekend as he provided an update on a host of injured players.

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"Some are still out, that's Andy Robertson, that's Curtis Jones, that's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, that's Naby Keita. Definitely these four [are out]," Klopp confirmed.

"Diaz and Jota? Yes, they came back from the international duty and it's how it always is [after] a long flight, I didn't see them yet, I have heard they are good.

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Stunning images of Liverpool Anfield Road redevelopment released

It's 12 months to the day since Jurgen Klopp officially started work on Liverpool's Anfield Road development plan.

On a wet and windy afternoon outside one of the most vaunted venues in world football on September 30 last year, Klopp, complete with a hard hat and spade, kicked off the project that will cost the club in the region of £80m.

It was symbolic moment of an elite manager breaking new ground at Anfield. This time, quite literally.

"Having 53,000 there is not bad already to be honest, it felt like 100,000 so I can't imagine how 60,000 will feel," he said at the time in an address to those at the event that included the ECHO. "But now it will be over 60,000 and I absolutely love the idea."

It's 12 months to the day since Jurgen Klopp officially started work on Liverpool's Anfield Road development plan.

On a wet and windy afternoon outside one of the most vaunted venues in world football on September 30 last year, Klopp, complete with a hard hat and spade, kicked off the project that will cost the club in the region of £80m.

It was symbolic moment of an elite manager breaking new ground at Anfield. This time, quite literally.

"Having 53,000 there is not bad already to be honest, it felt like 100,000 so I can't imagine how 60,000 will feel," he said at the time in an address to those at the event that included the ECHO. "But now it will be over 60,000 and I absolutely love the idea."

Read the full story, here.

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