Here are your Liverpool evening headlines for Friday, October 7.
Jurgen Klopp makes 'unpredictable' Liverpool admission
Jurgen Klopp refused to confirm whether Liverpool would be sticking with their new formation against Arsenal, after insisting it’s more important that his side stay unpredictable.
Having endured a below-par start to the season, the German named Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez , Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz in a four-man attack as the Reds returned to winning ways against Rangers on Tuesday , with Fabinho the man to make way in midfield as Klopp stepped away from his favoured 4-3-3 system.
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Speaking about the change of formation, the Liverpool boss confirmed teams have worked out how to play against his team and taken advantage of their below-par performances. And while he refused to confirm if the new system would be staying for the foreseeable, he stressed the importance of being able to switch between different formations as a result.
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Liverpool hit by new injury blow before Arsenal
Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that Arthur Melo has suffered a muscle injury and will miss Liverpool's trip to Arsenal on Sunday.
The Brazilian was missing from the Reds' matchday squad as they beat Rangers on Tuesday night , with it unclear at the time the reason behind his absence. But speaking at his latest pre-match press conference , Klopp has now confirmed Liverpool are waiting to find out how long the midfielder will be sidelined for.
However, there was better news regarding Curtis Jones and Andy Robertson with the Reds boss confirming the former is back in training and both are closing in on returns.
"Curtis Jones was in training yesterday. Looked good," Klopp told reporters. "But that's not the first session. He's probably closest. Nothing new, in a good way.”
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