Luis Diaz, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Curtis Jones - Liverpool injury news and return dates ahead of Newcastle
Liverpool go in search of their next Premier League points away to Newcastle this weekend, with Jurgen Klopp's men expecting another tough test on the road.
The season opened with a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge before a first victory of the season was claimed on Saturday against Bournemouth. Luis Diaz, Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota were amongst the goals in a 3-1 triumph, however come 90 minutes both the Colombian and Trent Alexander-Arnold had limped off, whilst Alexis Mac Allister was shown a red card.
Next in line are fellow top-four hopefuls Newcastle. Although Klopp remains unbeaten up on Tyneside since his first trip there in 2015, a 5-1 opening day win at home against Aston Villa means the hosts should be in typical good spirits.
The Liverpool boss even teed up the fixture as early as last week, starting the mind games with a small mention of how the Magpies will be impacted by the Premier League's new touchline rules, which subsequently prompted a response from Eddie Howe.
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Even just a couple of weeks into the new season the Reds have a number of injuries to contend, unsurprisingly impacting the midfield selection more than any other area so far. With hope there will returnees for the clash against Newcastle, below is the latest Liverpool injury news:
Luis Diaz
Klopp may have a plethora of fine attacking options to pick from though to lose his standout player of the new season so far for such a vital clash would provide a major worry.
Diaz left the field in the 86th minute having equalised spectacularly before the half-hour mark, being replaced by Darwin Nunez. He was given
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