Reds await scan on Henderson after midfielder suffers knee injury against Brighton
Liverpool are waiting to see the extent of the knee injury suffered by Jordan Henderson during The Reds' 3-1 win at Brighton on Wednesday night.
Henderson had scored Liverpool's second goal of the night, following Mohamed Salah's opener, as Jürgen Klopp's side raced into an early two-goal lead at the Amex Stadium. Leandro Trossard pulled a goal back for Brighton just before the break but a brilliant header for Salah's second goal of the game gave The Reds a 3-1 …
Liverpool's Joël Matip out for the remainder of the season with foot injury
Liverpool defender Joël Matip will reportedly miss the rest of the 2019/20 season due to a foot injury.
Matip will miss the remaining seven league games for Jürgen Klopp's side after sustaining the injury in the 0-0 draw with Everton at Goodison Park.
Speaking to Liverpoolfc.com, Matip said:
“This season I will be not back on the pitch but for next season, I hope I’m going to be quite early a direct help for the team.”Matip, despite all the …
Robertson and Salah expected to feature against Crystal Palace but Milner will miss out
Jürgen Klopp expects to have Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah involved in Wednesday night's clash with Crystal Palace at Anfield.
Robertson wasn't in the matchday squad against Everton while Salah was on the bench but didn't come on in the 0-0 draw at Goodison Park.
Speaking to Liverpoolfc.com before Sunday's match, Klopp explained the reasoning his Everton selection:
“There are different reasons for the line-up. “It’s a really special time and in this time, after four weeks’ pre-season and preparation, …
Liverpool injury update ahead of Merseyside derby on Sunday
Jürgen Klopp has no new injury concerns ahead of Liverpool's clash at Goodison Park on Sunday evening.
The Reds' German boss left Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah out of last week's 6-0 friendly victory over Blackburn Rovers as a precaution. It seems both players are now back to full fitness having taken part in Sunday's inter-squad friendly.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is also expected to be available for selection. The midfielder had to come off in the Blackburn game after picking up …
Liverpool's Xherdan Shaqiri gives injury update
Liverpool's Switzerland international Xherdan Shaqiri had a positive injury update for Reds fans today as the dust settled on another huge win for Jurgen Klopp's side.
The Reds extended their Premier League lead to 16 points with a game in hand over Manchester City by beating the other side from Manchester 2-0 at Anfield on Sunday evening. Goals from Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah sealed the deal on a day when Klopp's Redmen should have scored many more.
Today, …
Klopp says Liverpool are expecting three players to return to full training this week
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is expecting three of The Reds' senior players to return to full training this week ahead of Sunday's clash with Manchester United at Anfield.
The three players Klopp was speaking about are Fabinho, Joel Matip and Dejan Lovren.
Fabinho has been out since picking up an injury in the 1-1 Champions League draw with Napoli back in November. Matip hasn't featured since the draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford in October. Lovren is returning from …
Klopp on Liverpool's current squad status
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp discussed some of the difficulties The Reds currently face due to injuries and a hectic fixture schedule.
Sheffield United visit Anfield tonight in another huge Premier League clash while Everton arrive on Sunday for a third-round FA Cup clash.
In his pre-match press conference, Klopp spoke about Liverpool's absent players - The Reds are without Dejan Lovren, Xherdan Shaqiri, Joel Matip, Fabinho and Nathaniel Clyne - and how they have had to handle such a full-on …
Xherdan Shaqiri injury update
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp confirmed that Xherdan Shaqiri missed the victory over Wolves due to a minor hamstring injury.
A Sadio Mané strike late in the first half was enough to give The Reds a very hard-fought victory at Anfield, restoring a 13-point lead at the top of the table for Klopp's men, with a game in hand.
Speaking to BBC Sport in a post-match interview, Klopp disclosed that Xherdan Shaqiri would have played against Wolves but for a hamstring …
Liverpool must play the waiting game with Virgil van Dijk and Gini Wijnaldum
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says that Virgil van Dijk and Gini Wijnaldum could still feature against Flamengo in Saturday's Club World Cup final in Qatar.
The Reds' boss disclosed that both players had taken part in training today (Friday). However, Klopp's medical staff will make a final assessment on the players' availability on Saturday ahead of the game.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Klopp said:
"We will see. "Virg was part of training today, Gini had a session today. …
Klopp provides injury update on Liverpool pair ahead of CWC semi-final
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp gave an update on the fitness of Dutch pair Virgil van Dijk and Gini Wijnaldum ahead of The Reds' Club World Cup semi-final clash with Mexican club Monterrey.
In general terms, the news was mainly positive about both Van Dijk and Wijnaldum. However, with regards to the Club World Cup in Qatar, it seems that Wijnaldum will miss Wednesday's semi-final against Monterrey.
Thankfully, the rumoured Van Dijk issue seems to be a false alarm as Klopp …