Liverpool will be without Alisson Becker and Fabinho for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Watford at Vicarage Road.
Having been involved in Brazil’s international fixture with Uruguay in the early hours of Friday morning, the duo will travel directly to Spain ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League tie with Atletico Madrid.
Asked about the situation during his pre-match press conference, Jürgen Klopp said: “The problem with this answer is always when somebody writes it that if I use the word frustration then [it’s], ‘Oh my god, Klopp is frustrated about that...’
“I’m not. We have no chance, obviously; somebody decided to give Brazil the opportunity to play last night, so a few hours ago, and somebody made a decision that we have to play on Saturday at 12.