Liverpool without Alisson and Joe Gomez for Burnley clash after Jurgen Klopp confirmed flu outbreak within the team
Alisson and Joe Gomez were left out of Liverpool's squad to face Burnley after a flu outbreak at the Reds' camp.
Jurgen Klopp He is without two key players as his team looks to keep the fight for the Premier League title on track.
Liverpool They host Burnley at Anfield on Saturday afternoon looking to get back to winning ways after last weekend's damaging 3-1 defeat to title rivals Arsenal.
But they will have to do it without number one goalkeeper Alisson and defender Gómez due to illness.
Gómez was expected to play as a center back alongside Virgil van Dijk against the Clarets to cover for the suspended Ibrahima Konate after his expulsion against the Gunners.
He has played at full-back in recent games as cover for injured duo Andy Robertson and Kostas Tsimikas, but Robertson has returned at left-back in his first start for the Reds since October.
In Gomez's place, 21-year-old Jarell Quansah takes the spot alongside captain Van Dik in defense, with No. 2 Caoimhin Kelleher taking Alisson's place in goal.
Klopp confirmed the flu outbreak in the team in his pre-match press conference on Friday.
The coach said: “We have Ibou (Konate) not available (due to suspension), a bit of a struggle with a flu in the team, so we have to see who is available in the end so that that is not all. Great, but in the end we will have 11 players and we will try.”
It is another headache for the Liverpool coach, who is already without several key players due to injury.
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Star midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai still out having missed the Arsenal clash with a hamstring injury, while Thiago Alcantara He returns to the bench with a new injury after his brief comeback against the Gunners, which lasted just five minutes.
Top scorer Mohamed Salah He also remains out with the hamstring problem he suffered while at the African Cup of Nations with Egypt, but they welcomed Wataru Endo back into the starting XI following his return from the Asian Cup with Japan.
Liverpool vs Burnley team news
Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Van Dijk,
Robertson; Mac Allister, Endo, Jones; Jota, Núñez, Díaz.
Liverpool substitutes: Adrian, Gakpo, Elliott, Tsimikas, Gravenberch, Clark, McConnell, Koumas, Mrozek.
Burnley XI: Trafford, Assignon, O'Shea, Esteve, Delcroix, Brownhill, Berge, Ramsey, Odobert, Fofana, Amdouni.
Burnley substitutes: Cork, Rodríguez, Benson, Ekdal, Vitinho, Cullen, Bruun Larsen, Massengo, Muric.
