JURGEN KLOPP has reportedly promoted EIGHT academy stars into Liverpool’s first staff squad as he searches for reinforcements through the membership’s harm disaster.
The Reds have had a sequence of set-backs in current weeks and can be lacking a number of first-team stars as they host Leicester on Sunday night.
Jurgen Klopp is dealing with a unprecedented harm disaster because the worldwide break nears its finishCredit score: PA:Press Affiliation
Mohammed Salah turned the most recent to affix the lacking checklist, after testing positive for Covid a second time.
Klopp has been left to look via the membership’s youth system through the worldwide break to see if they’re any gamers able to step as much as the massive time.
The Mirror report eight youth gamers ready with the remainder of the primary staff at their new £50million state-of-the-art AXA Coaching Centre.
Amongst them was 18-year-old defender Billy Koumetio who has an actual likelihood to impress given the severity of Liverpool’s defensive absentees.
The group additionally included three goalkeepers in Vitezslav Jaros, Marcelo Pitaluga and Jakub Ojrzynski.
Klopp will even be casting an eye fixed over midfield duo Jake Cain and Leighton Clarkson, who’re each tipped to have thrilling careers.
The opposite two younger gamers who educated amongst senior gamers like James Milner was the attacking pair of Paul Glatzel and Luis Longstaff.
All eight of the youthful skills can be hoping for a shock inclusion into the matchday squad for the weekend’s recreation.
Billy Koumetio is likely one of the younger gamers trying to impress whereas coaching with the primary staff Credit score: Getty Pictures – Getty
Their chances are high wanting up with nine first team players prone to miss out.
They embody the primary selection centre-backs of Virgil Van Dijk – who limped off within the Merseyside derby after a poor challenge by Jordan Pickford – and Joe Gomez, injured whereas training with the national team.
Even the inexperienced debutant filling in for Fabinho towards Midtjylland, in Rhys Williams, has been struck with the Liverpool curse this week.
Jordan Henderson and Andy Robertson additionally picked up knocks for England and Scotland respectively.
Trent Alexander-Arnold can be on the physio’s desk after injury against Manchester City, which means the membership’s first selection again 4 will all be lacking.
In midfield, Thiago and Fabinho are each anticipated to be out with accidents, whereas long-term absentee Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has not recovered from his pressure but.
