Jurgen Klopp has been discussing the likelihood of Virgil Van Dijk, Jordan Henderson and Trent Alexander-Arnold facing Manchester City next week.
The Reds return to competitive action against Pep Guradiola’s side at the Etihad on December 22 and after all three players were knocked out of the World Cup at the quarter-final stage, the German has a decision to make on their participation in the League Cup. shock.
“Yes, there is a possibility, of course, they already train,” Klopp said (quoted by GOAL). “Hendo is already training here. Virg is training here, but I don’t think we’ll try. Hendo we’ll see, Trent we’ll see. But this group now worked together for almost two weeks and we took a real step and that’s great. I don’t know at this time.
“I hope we all get through it and we all know that in England, and in Europe in general, there is some kind of virus going around, so hopefully we can stay out of it. So obviously on Wednesday we will make the decision who can play on Thursday. But it’s good and it will be a very interesting game after that period, but I’m looking forward to it.”
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Based on the comments of the former Borussia Dortmund manager, one would expect our No. 4 to be left out of the clash while the English duo look likely to appear, but the question is whether they gain minutes from the start or as substitutes.
Van Dijk, who captains the Netherlands, played every minute in Qatar and unnecessary risks should not be taken.
Henderson appeared in four of the Three Lions’ five games, while our No. 66 earned just 34 minutes in the entire tournament.
The Anfield side won the League Cup for the ninth time last year and will therefore be keen to put in a strong performance against the Sky Blues next week as they bid to win back the trophy.
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