Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is not hopeful that Ibrahima Konate will be available for Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final with Manchester United.
The defender picked up a thigh injury against Sparta Prague two Thursdays ago and has sat out the Reds' last two games, but he has been included in the France squad for the upcoming international window.
However, Klopp told reporters on Friday morning that Konate had not yet trained and would probably be unavailable for the weekend, but ankle victims Ryan Gravenberch and Bobby Clark - who was forced off in the 6-1 midweek beating of Sparta in the Europa League - should be fine.
Stefan Bajcetic (calf), Thiago Alcantara (muscle), Diogo Jota (knee), Ben Doak (knee), Joel Matip (knee), Alisson Becker (thigh), Curtis Jones (shin) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (knee) will not return this side of the international break either, but even an uninjured Clark would expect to cede his midfield spot to Alexis Mac Allister.
Alongside Wataru Endo and Dominik Szoboszlai, Mac Allister will form part of the three-pronged engine room behind the attacking trident, which should comprise Mohamed Salah on the back of a record-breaking goal on Thursday evening.
The Egyptian is now the first player to score 20 goals in seven straight seasons for Liverpool and came through the full 90 without any issues, so he should be given the nod alongside Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz, the latter replacing Cody Gakpo despite the Dutchman's brace in midweek.
Further back, a fresh-legged Virgil van Dijk should demote Jarell Quansah to the bench, while Joe Gomez - fresh from a first England call-up in nearly four years - is primed to partner him after a precautionary half-time substitution on Thursday.
Liverpool possible starting lineup:
Kelleher; Bradley, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Mac Allister, Endo, Szoboszlai; Salah, Nunez, Diaz
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Ben Knapton
