Liverpool are set to face Ajax without several players missing through injury, but Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that the removal of Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from the Champions League squad may have been a mistake.
Speaking to the media in Amsterdam, the German spoke about the importance of facilitating players’ return to the team after injury, but the difficulties he has had in doing so this campaign, which led to further fitness problems. .
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The 55-year-old said: “With Naby, he needs to train. Oxlade, you need to train. They’re both not in the Champions League squad anyway because everyone told me they’d be out longer, but now they’re back, which is good. Not to play again but to be back and play for a few minutes”.
It doesn’t look like the pair are ready to take Thiago Alcantara’s place inside the Johan Cruijff ArenA, but they are certainly much further along in their return than they told the manager.
You can watch Thiago de Klopp’s update (as of 30:55) via Liverpool FC on YouTube:
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