Darwin Nunez has missed out on the trip to Leicester with a toe injury despite travelling with the squad for Monday night’s Premier League contest at the King Power Stadium.
The club record signing was not part of the matchday squad that made the trip to the Midlands in a game that finished in a 3-0 win for the Reds with Curtis Jones scoring twice and Trent Alexander-Arnold netting from a free kick.
Speaking to the press pre-match, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp confirmed that a toe niggle had sidelined Nunez from the Leicester clash but the Uruguay international was not expected to be ruled out for the remainder of the season.
“Yesterday we trained and he looked OK and then after training he said he feels something in his foot, in his big toe.
“So then we had to make a decision because we are two hours, 45 minutes away from Liverpool and we had to make a decision yesterday about the squad and we did that, so he was not involved. He is now here, I saw him, he wants to support the team but was not available.
“No, I don’t think so, the session didn’t look like that but after the session he felt it more than before and so we have to assess that in more detail.”
Liverpool closed the gap on fourth placed Manchester United to just one point after securing the win away at Leicester but the Red Devils have a game in hand over their arch rivals.
The Reds will look to make one last push to secure a top four finish and qualify for next season’s Champions League despite Newcastle United and Manchester United in a strong position.
