Liverpool handed fresh injury setback as Jurgen Klopp waits on winger fitness update
Ben Doak has provided Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp with another potential injury headache ahead of Saturday's Merseyside derby.
Doak was forced to withdraw from the Scotland under-21 squad for their UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Malta on Tuesday evening having suffered a fitness setback.
The 17-year-old winger, who was being tipped to possibly feature in the squad for the Scotland senior team's friendly against France on the same night, had been replaced shortly after the hour in the U21's 3-1 win over Hungary on Friday having earned and scored a first-half penalty.
Liverpool are waiting to discover the nature and extent of the damage, but the uncertainty is another unwanted concern for Klopp as he grapples with availability issues for the weekend visit of Everton.
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Doak's compatriot Andy Robertson is likely to face an extended spell out after dislocating his shoulder playing for Scotland in Spain last week, while Cody Gakpo is not expected to be ready after missing the last two Liverpool games with a knee issue.
Thiago Alcantara, Stefan Bajcetic and goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher have all been recently sidelined, while Curtis Jones will serve the second game of a three-match suspension following his red card at Tottenham Hotspur last month.
Klopp also has to consider the late return to Merseyside of South American quartet Alisson Becker, Alexis Mac Allister, Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz, who are in action for their respective countries in World Cup qualifiers during the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Any absence for Doak would be a
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