Jurgen Klopp is set to be without Curtis Jones for Liverpool’s Premier League clash with Bournemouth at Anfield on Saturday after a training incident this week.
The England Under-21s international twisted his ankle in training in the build-up to the Bournemouth match and is unlikely to feature against Andoni Iraola’s side, reports The Athletic.
However, the injury is said to not be serious and Jones will be back in contention for the Reds’ trip to Newcastle United a week on Sunday.
Nevertheless, this is not what Klopp needed as his midfield options are already depleted with Thiago and Stefan Bajcetic not yet available for selection as well.
Liverpool signed Wataru Endo from Stuttgart on Friday and it remains to be seen if the Japan international will get minutes on Saturday.
This is not ideal preparation for as Jones would have featured against the Cherries but on the bright side, the midfielder will not be out for long.
If it happened earlier in the week how did the boss not know about it at todays’ press conference he stated there were no additional injuries to the absence of Bajcetic and Thiago ….