Liverpool will be without at least seven senior players for the restart of the Premier League season – with Jurgen Klopp keeping his fingers crossed more are not absent due to the virus sweeping through the club.
James Milner is likely to miss the festive campaign after suffering a hamstring injury during Thursday’s Carabao Cup defeat at Manchester City, a game Roberto Firmino missed after picking up a calf problem during training earlier in the week.
Luis Diaz, Diogo Jota and on-loan Arthur Melo are long-term absentees, and with World Cup finalist Ibrahima Konate and injured Curtis Jones not resuming training until next week, Klopp’s selection options have become limited ahead of the Boxing Day visit to Aston Villa.
