“Sadio really had an awful cut on his foot. It needed to be
stitched. He is okay but walking around here now in flip-flops — and you don’t
play in flip-flops,” Klopp told reporters.
“That means in this moment he is not ready, but we will see
later.”
Liverpool could also be without defender Andy Robertson who
suffered a dead leg.
“With Robbo it is not that serious as with Sadio, but we
need to have a look.”
Klopp also said he had accepted a Football Association
charge of misconduct for his wild celebration after Divock Origi scored in the
sixth minute of added time at Anfield against Everton.
He had been given until Thursday to respond, but the German
said he would pay the fine.
“I couldn’t avoid it obviously… If there was no rule, we as
managers would do it every week.
“That’s what rules are for and, if you break rules, you have
to be fined for it,” Klopp added.
“I don’t think anyone thought it was massively wrong. It
happened, a fine, I’ll pay it, no problem.”
Klopp was asked about the form of forward Roberto Firmino,
who has gone off the boil this season, scoring just three goals in 14 league
appearances.
“It’s completely normal. It’s not that he’s playing his best
football in every second. You have moments when you fly and moments when you
have to work and come again,” Klopp said.
“Nothing to worry about. It’s a normal football season… We
all have to go through this and everything will be fine.”
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