Virgil van Dijk is expected to return to the Liverpool starting XI to face Newcastle after making a full recovery from a hamstring injury.
The centre-back has not featured since the 3-1 loss at Brentford at the start of 2023 but made the bench for Monday's 2-0 victory over Everton. The Reds travel to St James' Park for Saturday's evening kick-off and Jurgen Klopp declares Van Dijk looks "absolutely ready" to feature in the tricky fixture.
It is less clear whether Roberto Firmino and Diogo Jota will be able to start against the Magpies, who sit fourth in the Premier League going into the weekend, nine points ahead of Liverpool having played one game more. The two forwards came off the bench against Everton but Klopp admits they "need the time" to get back to full fitness.
