Liverpool play Burnley in the Premier League on Tuesday, with up to nine players set to be missing for Jürgen Klopp. A win would take the Reds top of the table again.
The Reds are set to go again in the Premier League just three days after the 1-1 draw against Arsenal on December 23. Klopp’s side will go top with a win, with Aston Villa taking on Manchester United afterward and Arsenal playing West Ham two days later.
This time of year is always tough on any Premier League squad considering the punishing schedule, and Liverpool is no exception.
Jürgen Klopp has injury issues, both short and long term and will be without several players ahead of the trip to Burnley at Turf Moor.
Klopp is a bit light on numbers in midfield, but will have Ryan Gravenberch to call upon. He returned, coming off the bench, against Arsenal but didn’t look up to full speed. Luis Díaz, however, went off with a knee injury and it remains to be seen if he will be involved.
Thankfully, many of Klopp’s key players are still healthy and available for what will no doubt be a difficult game despite Burnley’s poor first half of the season. Trips to Turf Moor are rarely straightforward.
Burnley won 2-0 at Fulham it its previous game but Liverpool needs to back up draws with Manchester United and Arsenal in the Premier League with a win to further underline its title credentials.
Moving top in a convincing manner would make the four dropped points in the last week look a lot more palatable.
Here’s the full list of players available to the manager as the Reds look to come out on top against Vincent Kompany’s side.
Klopp will be without Kostas Tsimikas after he suffered a suspected broken collarbone against Arsenal after the challenge by Bukayo Saka.
Goalkeepers: Alisson Becker, Caoimhín Kelleher, Adrián.
Defenders: Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konaté, Joe Gomez, Jarell Quansah, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Luke Chambers, Conor Bradley.
Midfielders: Dominik Szoboszlai, Wataru Endō, Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott, Ryan Gravenberch.
Forwards: Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, Darwin Núñez, Kaide Gordon.
Players who are injured: Kostas Tsimikas, Thiago Alcântara, Stefan Bajčetić, Ben Doak, Diogo Jota, Alexis Mac Allister, Joël Matip, Andy Robertson.
Players who are doubtful:Luis Díaz.
