Jurgen Klopp probably assumed the injury crisis with which he had to deal in 2020/21 would be the worst of his career, but he’s in danger of matching it this season. The players who are currently unavailable come close to making a very competitive-looking Liverpool side.
Some of the missing men should return relatively soon, and the depleted Reds were still able to turn in a good performance in their 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace, even if they couldn’t get the three points. However, the last thing Klopp needed was for a key player to make himself unnecessarily unavailable, which is exactly what Darwin Nunez accomplished with his red card against the Eagles.
The Uruguayan’s stupidity means he will now miss the matches with Manchester United, Bournemouth and Newcastle. A full-strength Liverpool would be confident of winning all three fixtures, particularly as the latter two are at Anfield. Their lack of forward options could prove costly though.
