The Germany worldwide, 22, has missed the past five matches after injuring an ankle in the quarter-final win over Dortmund.
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But midfielder Jack Cork believes the club can kick on, whoever is in charge next season.
Liverpool must overturn a 1-0 deficit to reach their first European final in nearly a decade.
Villarreal’s entire turnover is worth about the same as Liverpool paid for Christian Benteke, their manager has claimed ahead of Thursday’s Europa League semi-final.
“I think everyone expected it because – and it’s not because Jurgen is here next to me – he is a big manager”, he said of the progress made since the German replaced Brendan Rodgers in October.
Jurgen Klopp has backed his Liverpool players to lift in front of their home Anfield crowd against Villarreal in the Europa League.
The Reds trail Villarreal 1-0 at the halfway stage of the semi-final after Adrian Lopez scored an injury-time victor in the first leg at El Madrigal last week. It will be a dream come true for me, for the fans, for everyone, and we can save this season with the final, but we still have to play this game.
“I’m not too much interested in that because I can’t change it, but hopefully we have influence on the number of games we will have in the future”.
He will take his entire squad to Liverpool and has central defender Eric Baily and striker Leo Baptistao available again after muscle injuries. Or will the Spanish side hold on to their one-goal lead, quashing the Liverpool hopes? “We feel we have the capabilities to make it through to the final”.
Liverpool must plug gaps at the back to have any chance of reaching the Europa League final.
In the week that has separated those two fixtures Liverpool were soundly beaten 3-1 away at Swansea, whilst Villarreal went to Valencia to record a 2-0 win. It’s a moment for the whole Liverpool world, all the fans around the world. Everyone said how good they were after Bournemouth, but it is not always a honeymoon period and you have to prove yourself and deliver.
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“This is an occasion to be celebrated”.
