Liverpool were without Ibrahima Konate and Joe Gomez ahead of their win over Brentford due to two new injury problems.
Ahead of Thomas Frank’s visit to a weakened side, Liverpool will be banking on the fitness of captain Virgil van Dijk and Ryan Gravenburch, who missed the midweek Europa League defeat to Toulouse through illness and an injury.
Gravenburch was flagged for offside but the rest of the world did Van Dijk a favor with another impressive display from the back in a 3-0 win over Brentford.
Alexis McAllister is suspended for one match, Curtis Jones, Thiago Alcantara and Stefan Bajcetic are out through injury and Manchester United manager Jurgen Klopp is running out of options in midfield.
After joining from Leicester City in the summer, he was forced off 16-year-old Trey Nyoni for the first time.However, Klopp also faced problems in defence, with Konate and Gomes joining Andy Robertson.
Konate’s injury meant he was left out of Didier Deschamps’ France squad for games against Gibraltar and Greece this month, and was later replaced by Chelsea defender Axel Disassi.
There is no official word on the diagnoses surrounding Konate and Gomez. But while Mac Allister returns for the top-flight clash with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday, November 25, Klopp faces a number of fitness issues.Jordan Henderson has reached new heights after Liverpool team-mate Roberto Firmino lost the captaincy.
Jordan Henderson played in front of a lowly 610 crowd as Al-Ettifaq drew 0-0 with Al-Fayha on Saturday.
The former Liverpool captain has been reunited with Steven Gerrard in Saudi Arabia after leaving the Reds in controversial circumstances this summer.
Frustrated at the prospect of fewer opportunities at Anfield following a £150m midfield overhaul.
Al-Ettifaq started the season well, winning five of their first seven matches in the Saudi Pro League. However, they have won just one of their last seven games in all competitions and have fallen to seventh in the table.
Al-Ettifaq’s low presence in the Gulf states once again caused a stir at home, with only 610 people attending Al-Fayha’s trip. That was their lowest attendance of the season so far and better than the 696 they drew in last month’s loss to Aaliyah.
