Full Liverpool squad for Brentford as Jurgen Klopp faces midfield crisis
Liverpool will be without Curtis Jones and Alexis Mac Allister for their Premier League clash with Brentford at Anfield on Sunday (2pm kick-off).
Jones and summer signing Mac Allister will watch on from the sidelines through injury and suspension respectively. Therefore, Jurgen Klopp will be anxiously awaiting to learn the fitness of fellow midfielder Ryan Gravenberch, who missed the Europa League defeat at Toulouse with a knee issue.
The Reds boss, who will also definitely be without long-term injury victims Thiago Alcantara and Stefan Bajcetic, has already hinted at a possible midfield change. Klopp revealed in midweek that Trent Alexander-Arnold could be moved to the centre of the park while Wataru Endo continues to find his feet following his move from VfB Stuttgart.
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Captain Virgil van Dijk should recover from the illness that saw him remain at home for Thursday's loss to Toulouse. Luis Diaz, meanwhile, is in line for his first Premier League start since the Merseyside derby win over Everton after his father was kidnapped in Colombia at the end of October.
The Colombian international returned to the starting XI in the south of France in midweek, shortly after it was confirmed that his dad, Luis Manuel Diaz, had been freed by his kidnappers after 12 days.
With Tottenham Hotspur losing 2-1 at Wolves on Saturday after conceding two stoppage-time goals, Liverpool would move level on points with second-placed Arsenal and table-topping Manchester City with victory over Brentford. City head to Chelsea in the day's 4.30pm kick-off.
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