Alisson has been ruled out of Liverpool’s clash with Burnley following a flu outbreak (AMA/Getty)
Alisson has missed Liverpool’s Premier League clash against Burnley due to illness.
Jurgen Klopp revealed before the game that his squad were hit by a flu outbreak and both Alisson and Joe Gomez have failed to make the bench for Burnley’s visit to Anfield.
Caoimhin Kelleher replaces Alisson in goal, while Andy Robertson starts at left-back for the first time since October following his shoulder injury.
‘We have Ibou [Konate] not available, we’re fighting with a little bit of flu in the squad, so we have to see who is available so that’s all not cool,’ Klopp said in his pre-match press conference on Friday.
‘But in the end we will have 11 players and we will go for it.’
LIVERPOOL VS BURNLEY TEAM NEWS
LIVERPOOL: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Van Dijk, Robertson; Endo, Mac Allister, Jones; Jota, Nunez, Diaz.
SUBS: Adrian, Mrozek, Elliott, Gakpo, Tsimikas, Gravenberch, Clark, McConnell, Koumas.
BURNLEY: Trafford, O’Shea, Delcroix, Esteve, Assignon, Brownhill, Odobert, Ramsey, Berge, Amdouni, Fofana
SUBS: Cork, Massengo, Ekdal, Vitinho, Rodríguez, Manuel, Muric, Bruun Larsen, Cullen
Elsewhere in defence, Jarell Quansah deputises for the suspended Ibrahima Konate alongside Virgil van Dijk.
In midfield, Wataru Endo returns following Japan’s elimination from the Asian Cup last weekend and starts in midfield alongside Alexis Mac Allister and Curtis Jones.
Darwin Nunez returns to the starting line-up after he began on the substitutes’ bench for Liverpool’s 3-1 defeat to Arsenal last Sunday.
Liverpool will return to the top of the Premier League if they beat Burnley and will be two points clear of Manchester City, who sealed a 2-0 win over Everton in Saturday’s early kick-off.
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