Gary Lineker reckons Pep Guardiola might opt to follow Jurgen Klopp in leaving over the next two or three years, despite ongoing dominance at the Etihad Stadium and beyond.
Liverpool dealt huge injury blow ahead of crunch Man City fixture
10.03.2024 - 15:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Liverpool have been dealt a huge blow as Ibrahima Konate will miss the clash against Manchester City at Anfield.
The 24-year-old handed the Reds a major scare on Thursday night after limping off moments into the second half of the 5-1 Europa League round-of-16 first leg win at Sparta Prague. Konate pulled what appeared to be his hamstring but was able to walk off unaided after the incident.
On Friday afternoon, Jurgen Klopp said: "Ibou, I don't know. Ibou was rather positive last night, and thought he made the right decision in the right moment (to go off). That doesn't mean a lot, unfortunately. He will get scanned definitely and so far I don't have the result of that yet."
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The worst has now been confirmed after the France international was spotted arriving early at Anfield, alongside sidelined players Curtis Jones and Trent Alexander-Arnold. The trio did not travel on the team bus.
The Reds are dealing with an extensive injury list. Konate, Alisson Becker, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Thiago Alcantara, Curtis Jones, Ryan Gravenberch, Stefan Bajcetic, Diogo Jota and Ben Doak will all miss out with injury.
A win for Pep Guardiola's side will see them move top of the Premier League table in what has been a remarkable rivalry that will remain at the heart of history books for decades. Although City have won countless trophies under Guardiola, his record at Anfield isn't the best.
The Spaniard has just the single victory in eight visits to Anfield which came in the league in 2021. Liverpool have five wins against City at home.
Ahead of the clash, Klopp said: "He is the best
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