There could be fresh Liverpool trauma.
It’s been a pretty horrendous few weeks to be a Liverpool fan. We’ve seen Joe Gomez, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mo Salah and Andy Robertson struck down by various illness and injuries.
International games are still going on during this manic period and that’s costing teams across the globe. This isn’t just a matter affecting Jurgen Klopp and the boys, but it’s affected us hard.
Klopp is trying to prepare for a match against Leicester, who are flying high once again and look dangerous, with a threadbare squad and a cobbled-together defence.
We’re going to see a new centre-back combination, as well as someone else in at right-back, and possibly a Premier League debut for Kostas Tsimikas.
Robertson has suffered a hamstring scare while on Scotland duty, reported Goal, and could be forced to miss the first league game back.
Moving forward, Liverpool have better cover in forward areas thanks to the good form of Xherdan Shaqiri and Diogo Jota. But there could be a new problem in midfield.
The status of Thiago has been unclear for a few weeks now as Klopp remains tight-lipped about the Spaniard’s roadmap to recovery, while Fabinho doesn’t appear likely to start against the Foxes.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is still out injured, while Naby Keita is yet to feature following his time on the treatment table. An area that was fully stocked before a ball was kicked in anger is down to its bare bones, and it could get worse.
That’s because eagle-eyed pundit Chris Waddle may have spotted something to add to Liverpool’s trauma: an injury to Jordan Henderson.
BBC Sport reported that Waddle fears for the fitness of Henderson following his failure to play the second half of England’s 2-0 loss to Belgium on Sunday night.
"“I just wonder whether Jordan Henderson is carrying a bit of an injury. That’s not good news for Liverpool. It’s a like-for-like change, can’t see that being tactical.”"
Hendo was replaced by Harry Winks after just 45 minutes and could be the latest in a long line of casualties that this break has caused. Are FIFA happy now?