Jurgen Klopp has admitted Liverpool had hoped Darwin Nunez would be fit to start today’s game versus Manchester City but could not afford to take a chance on the forward.
Nunez was named in Uruguay’s 23-man squad for friendlies against Japan and South Korea, only to later be withdrawn due to a cut on his ankle.
The Reds’ summer signing from Benfica subsequently missed two days of first-team training this week and is only deemed fit enough for a place on the substitutes’ bench for this afternoon’s match at the Etihad Stadium.
