Ryan Gravenberch sustained a hamstring injury against Manchester United (Picture: Getty)
Jurgen Klopp cast doubt on Ryan Gravenberch’s availability for Liverpool’s hectic Christmas schedule after the midfielder picked up a hamstring injury against Manchester United.
The Dutch midfielder was replaced just after the hour mark as Liverpool were held to a 0-0 draw by Erik ten Hag’s side at Anfield.
Liverpool are already without key midfielders Thiago, Alexis Mac Allister and Stefan Bajcetic.
And Gravenberch could be the latest for a spell on the sidelines at a crucial time which sees the Reds play three times in the next nine days.
‘We will see. They told me directly after the game it got worse during the game, so that means it was not ‘bam’. He felt a little bit and didn’t show immediately,’ Klopp revealed after the game.
‘We hoped it would go by, [but] it didn’t. There was this really intense sprint with the ball which ended on the 18-yard line with a collision.
‘I hope it is not that serious but we have in the next nine days three more games, so I don’t know if he will be part of them or one of them. We will see, we have to make a scan.’
The midfielder is set to undergo scans ahead of Liverpool’s hectic winter schedule (Picture: Getty)
Liverpool have a quick turnaround as they take on West Ham at home in the Carabao Cup quarter-final on Wednesday.
Klopp’s side then face a crunch fixture against Premier League leaders Arsenal at the weekend before a midweek trip to Burnley on Boxing Day.
Alongside their midfield absences, Klopp is also without Joel Matip, Andrew Robertson and Digo Jota.
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Klopp labelled the hectic winter schedule as ‘horrendous’ in his post-match comments but urged his players to rally around each other to maintain their title bid.
‘It’s December, it’s the toughest period of the year. Everybody has to get through it somehow, everybody has to dig really deep to get through it,’ he said.
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