Five members of Liverpool’s first-team squad have been ruled out of Thursday’s Carabao Cup clash with Arsenal at Anfield,
Kostas Tsimikas has joined Jordan Henderson, Joel Matip and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on the sidelines due to a thigh issue sustained during last week’s 7-2 third-round victory over Lincoln City.
Thiago Alcantara, meanwhile, is unavailable for selection after testing positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating as per the necessary guidelines.
“Jordan, we will re-evaluate on Friday after this game to see if he can be ready for Aston Villa,” Reds assistant manager Pepijn Lijnders told Liverpoolfc.