Klopp retreats to sort his defence

Reds have multiple injuries at the back

London – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has taken his “warriors” to Dubai for a warm-weather training camp to search for a solution to his defensive dilemma.

The Premier League leaders, four points ahead of Manchester City, are not in action this coming weekend because they were knocked out of the FA Cup in the last round.

But James Milner’s sendingoff in Saturday’s 4-3 win over Crystal Palace leaves Klopp with a headache at right-back for visit of Leicester.

Joe Gomez, sidelined with a broken bone in his foot, has an outside chance of making the game but Trent Alexander-Arnold is still a couple of weeks away from fitness. Fabinho would have been an option, even to plug the midfield, with Georginio Wijnaldum out with a hamstring, but he also came off injured late on against Palace.

The Liverpool boss told liverpoolfc.com: “Now we need the time to recover obviously, because we had a few injuries. Hopefully we can bring a few back. ‘Millie’ is out for sure, but as long as we have enough players we will find a solution. These boys are real fighters,” he added. –