Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita is absent from the Reds’ provisional squad to face Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on Sunday.
Keita missed international duty with an injury that kept him out of Liverpool’s last two wins against Bayern Munich and Fulham.
The Guinean returned to training at Melwood earlier this week and was present during the Reds’ latest training session on Friday.
However, according to the Independent‘s Carl Markham, Keita is not part of Jurgen Klopp’s provisional squad for this weekend.
It would certainly be a surprise to see him absent from the match-day squad considering Klopp’s claims of a virtually fully-fit squad, along with him being involved in training with no issues.
It is unlikely Keita would have started however, with Fabinho likely to start in midfield alongside Gini Wijnaldum and James Milner, although Klopp could also opt for skipper Jordan Henderson.
Meanwhile, right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold and Xherdan Shaqiri have brushed off their respective knocks to be included. However, Joe Gomez and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are still not yet ready to make the next step in their recovery.
Liverpool vs Tottenham kicks off at 4.30pm on Sunday and you can keep up with all the action from Anfield via LFC Globe’s live match-day coverage.
Full Provisional Squad
Defenders: Alexander-Arnold, Lovren, Van Dijk, Matip, Robertson, Moreno
Midfielders: Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Milner, Henderson, Lallana, Shaqiri
Forwards: Mane, Salah, Firmino, Sturridge, Origi
Per The Independent
