When choosing his lineup for Sunday’s Premier League match against Brighton & Hove Albion at the Amex, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp must take into account two bans as well as two recent injuries.
Both Stefan Bajcetic (calf) and Thiago Alcantara (hip) are now out with injuries, and backup goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher is out for a few weeks with a knee injury that required stitches.
Additionally, Cody Gakpo experienced knee issues shortly after scoring against Tottenham Hotspur last Saturday, where Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota also received red cards and had to walk the walk of shame.
Alisson Becker would still have started in goal even if Kelleher had been healthy.Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson will start in the full-back positions as usual, but Klopp faces a midfield conundrum due to Jones’ three-game suspension. Although the Dutchman didn’t play the full 90 minutes after scoring his first goal for the club against Union SG in the Europa League, he likely did enough to earn the start for what would be his full Premier League debut.
The trio of Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez, and Luis Diaz will link up in attack with Jota out for one domestic match and Gakpo still in the hospital. Luis Diaz’s unjustly called out goal against Tottenham has dominated this week’s headlines.
Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Salah, Nunez, Diaz are likely starters for Liverpool.
