Jurgen Klopp has confirmed Liverpool will make changes for their trip to Crystal Palace as Ibrahima Konate closes in on a return.
The Reds, who lost 5-2 at home to Real Madrid in their last outing, have been without the Frenchman since the FA Cup defeat to Brighton last month. But the defender returned to training this week.
And while Klopp hinted that Saturday night’s match at Selhurst Park might come too soon for Konate, he conceded he might have to make changes to his side after a number suffered knocks against Madrid.
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“Ibou is near but had two sessions with us after a long injury,” he told reporters. “We can see when the boys come on that they are not at their best at the moment. We have the situation now with Bobby and Diogo. But they need the minutes and will get better. That’s exactly the situation we have.
“We are not sure if all the boys could play again after Madrid because of some knocks here and there. We are really not 100% clear. We have to make changes and we want to, and we will make changes anyway, but it’s not that you come back after a long injury and it’s clicking again.
“We can see it with Virgil as well. Everybody expects Virgil to always be a robot pretty much. He played the most games last year, played the World Cup, every game pretty much for his country, came back, plays a couple games, gets injured, comes back, plays, plays, plays.
“That’s the situation. It’s not perfect but it’s what we have to go through. I don’t say everything people say around us is wrong, not at all. But most of the things aren’t right as well.”
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