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
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.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.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments