Full Liverpool squad for Everton with six players out after Thiago Alcantara injury
Liverpool are gearing up for their return to the Premier League tonight as they face Everton.
The Reds host their nearest rivals at Anfield in the latest instalment of the Merseyside derby. Liverpool will be looking to get back to winning ways against their foes from across Stanley park.
Jurgen Klopp is dealing with a host of injury issues going into the match. Thiago Alcantara is now sidelined with a hip problem, and is facing an unknown period of time unavailable for selection.
Despite this, Liverpool have been handed a boost this week with some of their other injured players. Diogo Jota has returned to training, and could be in line to feature against Everton.
Virgil van Dijk, Roberto Firmino and Arthur Melo have also taken part in training, however, it remains to be seen whether any of the trio will be risked against Everton. Ibrahima Konate and Luis Diaz remain out for the time being.
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Liverpool predicted line-up against Everton as defender dropped and Diogo Jota decision made
Liverpool are back in action on Monday night as they host Everton in the 243rd Merseyside derby. Yet to win in the Premier League in 2023, they’ll be desperate to change that against the Blues and stop their Sean Dyche-led revival in its tracks.
The Reds fell to a heavy 3-0 defeat away at Wolves last time out, while their last Anfield outing ended in an uninspiring 0-0 draw with Chelsea. In contrast, Everton won 1-0 at home to league-leaders Arsenal in Dyche’s first game as manager, while they’ll be hungry to win their first away derby in front of fans since 1999.
Given the manner of Liverpool’s loss at Wolves, Jurgen Klopp was always likely to make changes in Monday night’s derby. But he looks set to have to make one enforced change regardless after confirming that Thiago Alcantara is suffering with a hip injury.
Diogo Jota, Virgil van Dijk, Roberto Firmino, and Arthur Melo all returned to training this week, but Klopp also confirmed that the Portuguese is perhaps the only one in contention to return against Everton. With that in mind, we predict the Liverpool team that could lock horns with the Blues…
Alexander-Arnold dropped
Trent Alexander-Arnold has been one of a number of players in the Liverpool squad not at their best in recent weeks, and as a result is by no means the only player whose starting place is under-threat.
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