Based on performance ,no injuries , this should be Liverpool lineup but klopp’s seems to think otherwise

Based on performance ,no injuries , this should be Liverpool lineup but klopp’s seems to think otherwise

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Toulouse v Liverpool: Virgil van Dijk misses Europa League tie in France
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Colombia forward Luis Diaz is part of Liverpool’s squad for the trip to Toulouse
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has not travelled to Toulouse as the Reds look to secure their spot in the Europa League last 16 on Thursday.

Van Dijk is unwell but should be back in the squad for Sunday’s Premier League home game against Brentford.

Jurgen Klopp’s midfield options are reduced with Ryan Gravenberch (knee) and Curtis Jones (hamstring) missing.

Luis Diaz is part of Klopp’s squad as negotiations to free his father from kidnappers in Colombia continue.

With three wins from three Group E games, the Reds will reach the knockout stages by beating Toulouse again.

Liverpool cemented their place at the top of the group last week when they continued their perfect record with a 5-1 home win over the French side.

“Virgil is a little bit ill,” Klopp said.

“It will not be a big thing but we did not want to have him on the plane, if some others have it as well.

“I have it a little bit but for me it is not a problem, that’s why we left him at home. He should be absolutely all right for the weekend.”

Netherlands international Gravenberch not being fit enough to travel, along with the continued absence of Jones, means Wataru Endo looks likely to start in midfield.

Harvey Elliott, who impressed when he came on as a substitute in the 1-1 draw at Luton on Sunday, is set to line up alongside the Japan international.

Alexis Mac Allister could start as he is suspended for Sunday’s game against Brentford, and Klopp also has Dominik Szoboszlai, Cody Gakpo and 19-year-old James McConnell as options.

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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp hit with suspension issue after disappointing Luton draw
Liverpool will be without the suspended Alexis Mac Allister for their next Premier League match.
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Liverpool will be without midfielder Alexis Mac Allister for the visit of Brentford next Sunday after their disappointing 1-1 draw with relegation battlers Luton. The Reds almost suffered a historic reverse at Kenilworth Road on Sunday afternoon but substitute Luis Diaz cancelled out ex-Manchester United attacker Tahith Chong’s opener in stoppage time.

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Diaz – whose kidnapped father still has not been reunited with the family – scored a 95th-minute equaliser to spare Liverpool a humiliating defeat. But before the frantic finale and even before Chong’s finish, Mac Allister was booked 10 minutes into the second half for a cynical foul on Andros Townsend who was on the counter-attack.

That was his fifth booking in 11 Premier League games as he plays in an unfamiliar No 6 role for Jurgen Klopp. Players who accumulate five yellows in the first 19 matches of the season are automatically handed a one-match ban to be served in the next league game.

Liverpool also have Trent Alexenader-Arnold on three cautions and will be hoping he can keep it clean in the next few fixtures. Argentine World Cup winner Mac Allister, signed from Brighton in the summer, will now be unavailable for the next match.

Liverpool’s next domestic contest sees Thomas Frank’s Bees visit Anfield after their 3-2 defeat of West Ham this weekend, which leaves them ninth. The Merseyside club are third after their late draw.

Alexis Mac Allister will miss Liverpool’s next Premier League match against Brentford (Image: GETTY/PA)
Wataru Endo will be the main candidate to come into the midfield against Brentford, with Curtis Jones another. Jones missed the clash against Luton due to a minor knock which prevented him from training on Friday. Klopp will hope he can call upon the academy graduate next time out.

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Harvey Elliott is the final contender to start with Thiago Alcantara and Stefan Bajcetic still making their way back from injuries. The Reds still have a game to come before Brentford with a trip to France to face Toulouse in the Europa League group stages.

Mac Allister may now start that match given he will not play at the weekend. Klopp confirmed before the trip to Luton that Thiago will not play any part for his team until 2024.

“With Thiago it’s slightly different. It’s an ongoing thing,” Klopp said. “And we cannot put any kind of pressure there as well, but we expect him to be back probably start of the New Year. It’s now already November, that would mean another four weeks, I would say that’s probably a realistic thing to try.

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Alexis Mac Allister picked up a yellow card in the second half against Luton (Image: GETTY)
“We can’t wait, to be honest, to have him back. The player is just exceptional. I understand that you ask, but we can’t now have a week-by-week update, because that will not change a lot in this moment.”

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Klopp also said of Bajcetic, who suffered a setback after returning to the team in September: “It’s one of these things. Let me say it like this, Stefan’s quality, potential, talent or whatever, everybody could see and it’s incredible. What a player. But he was not ready yet, that’s how it is. They’re still growing, these boys.

“They’re all different. We have other players with a different [skeletal growth], a different body, and OK that’s fine. With others it’s a bit too early, so we just have to put the brake on again and just wait until that’s all fine. Then Liverpool FC has a wonderful player, a wonderful player, to use. But there’s absolutely no time that we can put on that, and we will not, we just have to wait.

“He’s here, he’s training, he’s doing his stuff. We know how good he is, now we have to make sure that we help him to get a body to show that – and not only once, but then three times a week. And we will get there, very good news for the club. In the moment, we cannot use him and that’s all.”

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Following the bombshell news on Tuesday that Liverpool have ended their long-running interest in Andre Trindade, another defensive midfielder closer to home has now appeared on the Reds’ radar.

According to journalist Francois Plateau, Jurgen Klopp’s side are ‘showing serious interest’ in Lucas Gourna-Douath of Red Bull Salzburg in the lead-up to the January transfer window.

Several past players from the Austrian club have gone on to play at Anfield later in their careers, including Sadio Mane, Naby Keita, Takumi Minamino and Dominik Szoboszlai, and the 20-year-old Frenchman could possibly be the next man on that list.

Liverpool are showing serious interest in RB Salzburg midfielder Lucas Gourna-Douath ahead of the January transfer window.

— François Plateau (@francoisplateau) November 7, 2023

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Gourna-Douath is just over 6 foot tall but boasts an imposing presence at the base of midfield, winning 2.73 aerial duels per game over the last 12 months, which places him in the top 4% of positional peers in Europe for that metric (FBref).

Football talent scout Jacek Kulig has highlighted some of the youngster’s standout traits, including a ‘high football IQ & maturity’ who combined ‘athleticism & very good technical capacity’ and is a ‘tireless runner with an exemplary work rate’.

These are all attributes which’ll surely appeal to Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool supporters; while he’s already playing at a high level with Salzburg in the Champions League group stage.

Even with the Reds bringing in four midfielders during the summer transfer window, it’s still been apparent this season that we could do with a truly reliable enforcer in the number 6 role, rather than trying to pigeon-hole Alexis Mac Allister into that position.

Now that the pursuit of Andre has abruptly ended, Gourna-Douath certainly looks like he could be worth an enquiry and possibly a tidy offer ahead of the January market.

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