“The lunchtime contest is likely to come too soon for Thiago Alcantara, though – the Spain international continues to recover from a calf injury.”
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Naby Keita is set to be available for Liverpool’s Premier League encounter with Brighton & Hove Albion at Anfield on Saturday, while Thiago Alcantara is closing in on a return to action.
Keita was forced from the field in the second half of the Reds’ 5-0 win at Manchester United last weekend following a challenge that resulted in a red card for Paul Pogba.
However, the issue wasn’t as serious as first feared and the No.8 has resumed full training alongside his teammates.
Thiago also joined in Thursday’s session as he continues his recovery from a calf injury, but a knee problem will continue to keep Fabinho out of the visit of the Seagulls to Merseyside this weekend.
Jürgen Klopp told his pre-match press conference: “Naby Keita looks good; we were all surprised, but he was obviously lucky so I think he will be ready.
“With Fabinho it doesn’t look that good, it’s a bit more complicated. Not too complicated, but complicated enough to keep him out now again, probably. I still wait for last news, but he was not in team training yet and that is never a good sign.
“Thiago was in team training for the first time yesterday. We did a session where he could be part of pretty much the whole session, [but] that doesn’t mean he is ready to play a football game, unfortunately.
“We will see what we do with him, but he is closer than he was last week, much closer. Now we have to see what we do with that.”
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Origi limped off while playing for Belgium this evening.
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Jota appears to have taken a knock against Arsenal. Unlikely to play on Wednesday. May be out at the weekend too.
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Liverpool’s current injury list and suspensions
- COVID-19
Fabinho, Curtis Jones and Virgil van Dijk have been unavailable since the clash with Newcastle United on December 16 after suspected positive COVID-19 test results.
Jürgen Klopp on December 17: “It’s not confirmed yet. It’s an ongoing process, let me say it like this, but they are not there. They are fine apart from that.”
Thiago Alcantara then missed the trip to Tottenham Hotspur on December 19 due to a suspected positive COVID-19 test result.
- Illness
Jordan Henderson was absent for the 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur on December 19 with a cold.
“Hendo has a cold. He’s the only one with proper symptoms but he has only a cold and we had to send him home,” said Jürgen Klopp on the day of the game.
- Injuries
Divock Origi
Origi last appeared for the Reds on December 7 against AC Milan in the Champions League.
Jürgen Klopp on December 15: “Divock has a little issue.”
Nathaniel Phillips
Phillips is sidelined until January after fracturing a cheekbone as Liverpool beat AC Milan in their final game of the Champions League group stage.
Jürgen Klopp on December 10: “He has to be careful and make sure in the moment when he is allowed [to train fully], when the bone has healed, he will be in a good physical shape, so that’s great. How long it will take exactly, I don’t know. Four or five weeks, something like that. We will see.”
Harvey Elliott
Elliott suffered a serious ankle injury away at Leeds United on September 12.
Jürgen Klopp on November 26: “He’s running outside, full body weight – good sign, that’s all fine. When he will be back, I have no idea. He’s our long-term prospect and each day we can get him back earlier is great, but we will not rush that.”
Adrian
The goalkeeper is currently out with a calf injury.
Jürgen Klopp on December 3: “Adrian is injured in the moment, so Marcelo [Pitaluga] is now No.3.”
- Suspensions
Andy Robertson is currently serving a three-match suspension following his red card against Tottenham Hotspur on December 19.
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… with positive cases requiring a 10-day isolation period after the day of the test, the earliest fixtures for those four players to return are as follows:
Virgil van Dijk – Leicester (A), Dec 28
Fabinho – Leicester (A), Dec 28
Curtis Jones – Leicester (A), Dec 28
Thiago – Chelsea (A), Jan 2
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