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Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp are awaiting news on Alisson and Diogo Jota who are both injury concerns following the draw with Manchester City.
The pair both played in the clash at the Etihad on Saturday with Jota coming off in the second half whilst goalkeeper Alisson played the full 90 minutes. Alisson had gone down holding his leg during the match but was able to finish the contest.
Jota is part of a well-stocked forward line and any absence can be dealt with by Jurgen Klopp, with Cody Gakpo among those on the bench on Saturday. Any injury to Alisson though could be more difficult to stomach given his influence on the team.
Klopp said after the contest: “The shadow on this game is obviously that Ali felt something and Diogo felt something – something we have to assess and then we will see.” On Alisson specifically he added: “I hope it’s not that serious, but I don’t have the answer – no clue in the moment what it is. I spoke to him and he said he only felt [it] a little bit, but we have to wait for the scan.”
Liverpool will take on LASK in the Europa League this Wednesday, which marks a run of four games in nine days. The Reds are sitting top of their group after four games and are on course to qualify as group winners before they host Fulham in their next Premier League outing.
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Just two days after that though they head to Sheffield United, who are struggling in the bottom three. Their hectic run of fixtures then comes to an end when they take on Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, although they are the early kick-off on that Saturday.
Alisson may have picked up an issue in Saturday's drawKlopp has long wrestled with fixture congestion, which is not helped by the fact his side are playing in Thursday's Europa League this term. It places more strain on their resources and he again made his feelings clear with their draw at City being put in the lunchtime slot.
He said: “Honestly, the people making the decisions – they cannot feel football. It is just not possible. This is the moment the world pays the most to see a football game. These two teams could have, all together, about 30 international players. They all come back on the same plane, by the way – all the South American players.
“They all fly back together – we put them on the plane from Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina and Colombia. One game, one plane, they all come back. We just have to make sure we are ready for this game.”