Liverpool will be without Andy Robertson for this afternoon's Merseyside derby against Everton.
The left-back suffered a shoulder injury while on international duty with Scotland and Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that Robertson will undergo surgery, potentially ruling him out for three months.
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Kostas Tsimikas is therefore set for an extended run in the side, starting today when Everton make the short trip to Anfield.
Diogo Jota is available again to Jurgen Klopp after suspension and starts, but Curtis Jones remains out as he serves the second game of his three-match ban for the red card picked up against Tottenham.
There were question marks over Cody Gakpo's fitness, as he recovers from the knee injury that has kept him on the sidelines since that Tottenham match, and fails to make the starting XI, along with Darwin Nunez. Luis Diaz gets the nod.
Mohamed Salah will once again be the main man up front - he has scored or assisted in seven of Liverpool's eight Premier League matches so far this season.
The derby comes too soon though for Thiago and Stefan Bajcetic, despite Klopp's hope that the pair would be available straight after the international break.
Confirmed team news
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Tsimikas, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Salah, Jota, Diaz
Subs: Gomez, Endo, Nunez, Elliott, Matip, McConnell, Kelleher, Quansah, Scanlon
Everton XI: Pickford, Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Harrison, Garner, Onana, McNeil, Doucoure, Calvert-Lewin
Subs: Patterson, Keane, Danjuma, Virginia, Beto, Godfrey, Gueye, Chermiti, Dobbin
Injuries: Robertson, Thiago, Bajcetic
Doubts: Gakpo
Suspended: Jones
Time and date: 12.30pm on Saturday, October 21, 2023
Venue: Anfield
