Liverpool will have to do without Alisson Becker, Diogo Jota, Andy Robertson and Joel Matip at Bramall Lane.
Ben Doak suffered an injury as Liverpool’s Under-21s crashed out of the EFL Trophy at the hands of Bradford City.
The Young Reds were thumped 4-0 at Valley Parade in the last 32 of the competition after being eliminated from the group stage for the first time since entering the competition in 2019.
League Two Bradford beat Liverpool, Tyler Smith opened the scoring and Luis Koumas was sent off for the visitors.
Football League veterans Andy Cook and Wadyn Oliver were among the targets for the Bantams in the second half before Smith doubled the lead in injury time.
Doak limped off in the second half and let Liverpool down. Liverpool Academy press officer Andy Kelly tweeted: “Ben Doek has left the pitch to be replaced by Frauendorf.
He is the Reds’ biggest threat tonight.” Aterul, who was the best player of the Reds, failed miserably.
It looks like a sprained ankle, but it’s not serious because it feels like a twisted toe. 3-0
“Ben Dock comes through the tunnel unassisted and seems to be moving a lot better than he did when he came off the pitch. “It’s a positive sign.”Commenting on the loss to Bradford, Under-21 manager Barry Leutas told the club’s website: It makes certain moments difficult to appreciate. “Obviously we were disappointed overall because being down to 10 really killed us.
Disappointed but there was a lot of character there. I thought the kids were engaged, especially towards the end of the first half. I thought we were going to tie and we took them out a couple of times.
I think we didn’t do enough, especially with 10 guys. Dock’s inclusion in the game against Bradford means he has been ruled out of Jurgen Klopp’s Premier League trip to Sheffield United today (19:30 GMT).
Liverpool will be without Joel Matip, who is out for an extended period with a knee injury, as well as Alisson Becker (hamstring), Diogo Lotta (muscle), Andy Robertson (shoulder), Stefan Vaicetic (calf) and Thiago Alcantara (thigh). ).
