“We will train in two hours and see who will play”.
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A tight affair in the first leg of the semi-final at the Britannia Stadium was decided by Ibe’s strike on 37 minutes, although the Reds had goalkeeper Simon Mignolet to thank for two sharp saves from Glen Johnson and Joselu.
However, with Liverpool’s current injury crisis – 11 first-teamers are unavailable to manager Jurgen Klopp – there is a greater chance of him seeing more action so the prospect of going out on loan seems unlikely.
“They restricted what we wanted to do in terms of getting people around the ball and restricting space and they did that to good effect and we had to improve in the second half”.
Coutinho and Lovren join Daniel Sturridge, Martin Skrtel, Divock Origi and Jordan Rossiter at the treatment table for hamstring injuries, leaving the club with one recognised centre-back. Only 1-0 but of course we have two bad injuries and that’s why I’m not only lucky tonight. Kolo should be available next week, Dejan will be available after Manchester United.
“Before the game if somebody had told us draw we would taken it, so 1-0, we are happy.
The best situation was the one just before he had cramp when he blocked the ball”, said Klopp when asked about Toure’s commanding display. There’s no training. But no problem, really.
Coutinho missed three weeks late previous year with a minor hamstring problem, and Klopp can ill-afford to lose any further players at the start of what could be nine games in a month.
“I’m responsible for these things and if you want to make me responsible for our hamstring strains then OK”. I’m sure the lads who are out will be working extra hard to get back fit’.
The England global said: “We have had a change of manager this season”.
“Maybe we would have to change our training methods”. When that happens lads look to impress more and give more.
The defeat at Upton Park was Liverpool’s third in six Premier League games as Jurgen Klopp’s team slid down to eighth spot with 30 points from 20 games.
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“They’ve got four or five hamstring injuries, so something is not right somewhere”.
