Liverpool duo provide early team news hint ahead of Nottingham Forest clash

Liverpool stars Cody Gakpo and Alexis Mac Allister have hinted at their involvement against Nottingham Forest this afternoon.

The Reds travel to the City Ground with their team stretched due to injuries. At least nine players are sidelined for the Premier League clash including Trent Alexander-Arnold and Alisson Becker.

Two further players are considered doubts too as Darwin Nunez and Dominik Szoboszlai will be left late to be assessed. However, it looks like Jurgen Klopp will be able to call upon at least two first-team regulars in the East Midlands on Saturday.

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Both Mac Allister and Gakpo have posted matchday graphics to their Instagram stories. While not an exact declaration they will be featuring this afternoon, these graphics are normally posted by players who are named in the team for the upcoming fixture.

Mac Allister came on for the last half an hour in midweek against Southampton in the FA Cup while Gakpo was substituted in the 90th minute. Addressing the media about his injury woes, Klopp said: "Darwin and Dom trained yesterday with the team. So, they looked good, but we have to wait [to see] how they react.

"Wataru and Robbo [Andy Robertson] didn’t, but there is the plan that they join in today, that’s the idea but we have to see if that really works out. Ibou [Ibrahima Konate], nothing, it [him not starting against Southampton] was just time-sharing. Lucho [Luis Diaz] is fine, Macca [Alexis Mac Allister] is fine. They all look fine.

"The little problem, we couldn’t know about, is that Macca was ill for one-and-a-half days I would say and Robbo had the same thing, so hopefully that didn’t spread now. So far I didn’t hear anything [but] I