Liverpool may have used Trent Alexander-Arnold's 'it means more' comments as fuel against Manchester City this weekend - but the Blues squad insist the pre-match row played little part in their preparations at Anfield.
Jurgen Klopp makes 'not great' Liverpool admission amid Man City and Arsenal title race
22.02.2024 - 00:37 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Liverpool's boss Jurgen Klopp has said that he doesn't know when his injured players will return ahead of what could be a big few weeks in Premier League title race .
Liverpool came out as 4-1 winners against Luton Town on Wednesday night. That game saw them have even 11 main players out injured, including Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez.
Klopp changed his team a lot for the match, where Liverpool still managed to get all three points. Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo, Luis Diaz, and Harvey Elliott all scored goals in the second half as Liverpool came from behind to take all three points. and move four points clear of Man City, although Pep Guardiola's side have a game in hand.
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Because so many players were injured, Klopp picked five young players from the academy to sit on the bench. These players had never started a Premier League game before. During the game, Bobby Clark and James McConnell came on, and 18 year old Jayden Danns was given his first team debut.
Klopp was happy to give the young players a chance, but he said he doesn't know when the injured first-team players will be able to come back.
"No (no new updates), I don't even know if these boys can play again to be honest," Klopp said after the match. "The situation is not great, absolutely not.
"I am so happy the kids came on and played. Dannsy said 50 times, 'Thank you, boss! Thank you, boss!' I am so happy I could give them that opportunity. It's just nice and the boys deserve it.
"Obviously, for us, a lot of super important games coming up and we don't know (when they'll
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