Liverpool’s injury woes appear to have resurfaced with a vengeance after it emerged that Joel Matip is the latest name to be sidelined.
The Cameroonian suffered a calf problem that forced him off the pitch during the 3-2 loss to Arsenal, an issue that will keep him in the treatment room for ‘two to three weeks’, according to James Pearce in TheAthletic.
Fortunately, the Merseysiders have quality options waiting in reserve, as Ibrahima Konate recently bounced back from his own injury woes and Joe Gomez remains an option.
Though it does mean the FA Cup champions will likely be without former Schalke star Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andy Robertson, Arthur Melo, Luis Diaz, Curtis Jones, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for the trip to Scotland in the Champions. League.
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How is Liverpool preparing to visit Ibrox?
We would expect the latter of the two to be positioned at right back, while former partners Virgil van Dijk in a combination at centre-back proved effective last term.
Liverpool will undoubtedly do more than well with their French international at the heart of the backline and an absence from the spotlight could still benefit our number 66.
However, it’s hard not to worry about injuries cropping up again in a jam-packed and difficult month of football for us ahead of the World Cup.
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