Liverpool team news: Lucas Leiva out for 5 to 6 weeks, Mamadou Sakho and Daniel Sturridge to return

The Brazilian aggravated the problem while taking his penalty in the Capital One Cup final

Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva (Getty Images)

Liverpool will be without Lucas Leiva for the trip to Crystal Palace this weekend after the midfielder was ruled out for 5 to 6 weeks with a thigh injury.

The Brazilian, who has been deputising at centre-half for Jurgen Klopp’s side in recent months, aggravated the problem during Sunday's Capital One Cup final defeat to Manchester City.

Lucas subsequently missed the 3-0 league victory over City on Wednesday night and was replaced in the line-up by fit-again Dejan Lovren.

Mamadou Sakho, who was substituted early on during Sunday’s final after clashing heads with team-mate Emre Can, has returned to training and is available for selection at Selhurst Park.

Speaking at his pre-match press conference, Klopp confirmed that Daniel Sturridge is in contention to start having trained “completely normally” on Thursday, despite missing Wednesday’s win.

Liverpool's injury list

Long-term absentees Jordan Rossiter (hamstring), Danny Ings and Joe Gomez (both anterior cruciate ligament) remain unavailable.

Young midfielder Kevin Stewart is still sidelined with an ankle injury.