Liverpool handed double boost and fresh blow for Sheffield United clash
The Merseyside giants are bidding to make it back-to-back top-flight triumphs at Anfield in the wake of a 2-1 come-from-behind beating of Brighton & Hove Albion on Easter Sunday, after which title rivals Arsenal and Manchester City played out a goalless stalemate.
Thanks to the Etihad draw, Klopp's men entered April with a two-point lead over Arsenal atop the Premier League standings, while they have a three-point buffer to reigning champions Man City.
However, Liverpool will drop to second on Wednesday evening if Arsenal overcome Luton Town to rise to the summit, while Man City will also leapfrog the Reds should they overcome Aston Villa by at least five goals.
Klopp's ranks are already ravaged by the absences of Joel Matip, Ben Doak, Stefan Bajcetic, Diogo Jota, Alisson Becker, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Thiago Alcantara, none of whom will be fit to face the Blades on Thursday.
Curtis Jones, Andrew Robertson available againAt his pre-game press conference, though, Klopp confirmed that Curtis Jones (shin) and Andrew Robertson (ankle) were both back at his disposal, the former returning after several weeks out since hurting himself against Brentford in the middle of February.
Meanwhile, Robertson sustained his issue while representing Scotland last month and was forced to miss the beating of Brighton, but he avoided a severe problem and will be in the squad on Thursday night.
«Curtis is in training, full training, and is in contention. Yeah, that's it pretty much. That doesn't mean he can play 90 minutes, he can play a few
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