Jurgen Klopp claimed Liverpool wanted “miracles” to get his strolling wounded again in time to spice up their quadruple bid.
Klopp’s facet defied a bunch of accidents to win the League Cup 1-0 towards Chelsea in Sunday’s closing at Wembley.
But Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch added to the membership’s mounting health disaster when he was stretchered off within the first half.
Gravenberch will miss no less than two matches, beginning with Wednesday’s FA Cup fifth spherical tie towards Southampton at Anfield.
Wataru Endo can also be a doubt for the go to of the Championship promotion chasers Southampton after he left Wembley on crutches and sporting a protecting boot.
That leaves Klopp with out 13 first workforce gamers, together with Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Dominik Szoboszlai, because the Reds attempt to add the Premier League, FA Cup and Europa League to final weekend’s silverware.
“We need miracles with a few players. I don’t want to rule them out for too long,” Klopp advised reporters on Tuesday.
“But it is touch and go with a lot of players who were not available for the final: Darwin, Mo, Dom – we have to see what they can do (on Tuesday).
“In a perfect world you’d take into consideration these sort of issues however we clearly do not stay in a perfect world so we are going to see when the gamers arrive they usually get checked.”
Klopp is likely to have to rely on a number of the younger players who made such an impression at Wembley, with 19-year-olds Bobby Clark and James McConnell likely to start against Saints.
Although the pair have made just one start apiece in cup competitions this season, Klopp has faith in their ability to step up.
“First and foremost, they do not have to indicate something. Our boys performed in youth groups and under-21s and solely got here up lately and skilled with us: completely nil expertise however numerous expertise they usually confirmed that,” he said.
“What these boys need to do is to essentially take pleasure in what they’re doing. They need to defend like males, in any other case they can’t play.
“I saw them doing that on Sunday and it obviously helped and it gave confidence and there are so many things you cannot buy.”
Liverpool have made tentative strikes to organise an end-of-season parade no matter whether or not they win any extra trophies.
The Reds wish to mark the tip of Klopp’s nine-year reign after the German’s latest bombshell announcement that he’ll step down on the finish of the season.
“That is the one part which is not so cool that it could be seen as that” (a farewell to him), he stated.
“I don’t think that makes sense. But besides that, I am a big supporter of trophy parades and if there is a parade I will be on the bus, no doubt about that.”
