Still, our large squad enables Jurgen Klopp a strong XI for the Tottenham game, and Liverpool are likely to start like this without our three young stars.
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Last weekend the Reds suffered a shock 2-0 loss to Burnley at Turf Moor, but managed to ease past Burton Albion in mid-week, booking their place in the third round of the EFL Cup with a 5-0 win.
Coutinho was unable to train during the first part of this week and only took part in light training on Thursday with Klopp admitting that his key man is now a doubt for Saturday’s trip to White Hart Lane to face Spurs.
If the trio are all ruled out, it means Liverpool will be without eight first team squad players as Sheyi Ojo, Loris Karius, Lucas Leiva, Joe Gomez and Mamadou Sakho are all certain to miss the Spurs game.
The Reds have already signed seven players this summer as Klopp looks to put his own stamp on the squad that he inherited from his predecessor Brendan Rodgers last October.
Another England global striker adapting to a slightly different position is Tottenham’s Harry Kane. They didn’t play great against Crystal Palace last weekend but they were solid and got the late goal.
“I have been impressed with Spurs”. Along with this, I think we can expect a high scoring game with the Liverpool defense looking shaky so over 2.5 goals also seems like a good bet.
“Even though he’s from Holland, he’s proper English!”
Liverpool is eleventh in the League with 3 points having won 1 game and lost the other.
Michel Vorm is due to deputise again for goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who has a hamstring injury, while Dele Alli is pushing for a recall after starting on the bench against Palace due to illness.
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He could still miss out for the trip to White Hart Lane, however, with Klopp telling reporters that he was suffering from a tight hamstring.
