BUY BUY TO KOP CRISIS

is also without Mo Salah for tomorrow’s clash with Leicester after a positive Covid-19 test. And the German coach hinted he will have to dip into the market when the window opens. “We will see. I don’t know what we can do in January,” he said when asked if he will try to land a centre-half. “That we look for solutions in the transfer market is clear. But at the moment we have the situation we have.” That situation has been worsened by the absence of Trent Alexander-arnold, with Klopp revealing the Liverpool right-back has not yet returned to training following a calf injury. Salah’s absence has made things even tougher, with the manager hinting that he lambasted the Egyptian star for attending his brother’s wedding before international duty. “As long as he’s positive he cannot be back with the team,” Klopp said. “He’s now positive for a while so he will get tested again. If that test shows up negative then we will follow the procedure and see when Mo is available for us again.

“What I can tell you is I was in Germany in the summer and a friend had a birthday party. I decided at the last minute not to go. That was only a birthday party that was allowed in Germany. It was outside but I didn’t go.

“A brother’s wedding is a very special moment. Sometimes it doesn’t work out and something happens and now we are in the situation we are in. All the rest is between Mo and me. I said what I said. We are fine.”