Joel Matip and James Milner will not feature in Liverpool's third-round League Cup tie against Derby County on Wednesday evening, Pep Lijnders has confirmed.
Milner suffered concussion against Napoli last Tuesday and was therefore unable to train until Monday morning. However, the Liverpool assistant manager has confirmed that the clash with the League One side has come too soon for the veteran midfielder and so too for Matip.
“Millie will definitely be ready for Southampton but this game [against Derby] comes too early for tomorrow," Lijnders told Liverpoolfc.com. “Then we have of course Joel, who is getting closer to team training but will not make Southampton probably."
