crystal palace 1 Milivojevic (pen, 13)

liverpool 2 Mane (49), Salah (84)

Jurgen Klopp insists it is “too early” to judge whether Adam Lallana’s latest injury will jeopardise his World Cup hopes.

Lallana was carried off on a stretcher just five minutes after joining the fray as a second-half sub in Liverpool’s win at Crystal Palace.

Mohamed Salah struck his 29th goal of a remarkable league season to add to Sadio Mane’s effort, after Luka Milivojevic’s penalty had handed Palace the early lead.

Lallana picked up a possible hamstring injury and left Selhurst Park on crutches, in another blow to his bid to make a lasting recovery from his long-term thigh problem.

Asked if Lallana’s latest setback could harm his World Cup chances, Klopp replied: “It’s too early (to tell).

“It’s bad, but we don’t know exactly what it is yet.

“In the first moments I saw him it looked really serious to be honest.

“It looks like something with the muscle.”

Liverpool goalscorer Mane was fortunate to escape a red card after avoiding a booking for handball after he had already received a yellow card for diving.

Palace boss Roy Hodgson insisted he would not blame his side’s fifth loss in six matches on that incident, saying: “I’m not suggesting the only reason we came away yet again with another defeat is because the referee didn’t send one of their players off.”