The start of Liverpool’s season has been played amid a backdrop of injury problems for Jurgen Klopp.
There are issues all over the pitch for the German to think about at the moment, with Darwin Nunez’s three-game suspension adding to a mountain of injuries in defence and midfield. The hamstring injury sustained by Thiago Alcantara during the opening game of the season against Fulham has attracted the most attention – coming when Alex Oxlaide-Chamberlain, Curtis Jones and Naby Keita were all also absent – but injuries in defence are also severe.
Klopp is currently without both Joel Matip and Ibrahima Konate, who would ordinarily compete to play alongside Virgil van Dijk in central defence. Matip sustained a groin injury ahead of the Crystal Palace game on Monday and is expected to be out for two weeks, while Konate picked up a knee problem in Liverpool ’s final pre-season friendly of the summer against Strasbourg on July 30.
