Express
Liverpool have a great chance of getting their hands back on the Premier League trophy, but many have highlighter their January fixtures as games that could derail their title chances. The Reds will be without Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane as the pair will be at the African Cup of Nations, but Jurgen Klopp may look to youth to prevent a 2022 catastrophe.
The Reds are in a three-horse race with Manchester City and Chelsea for the Premier League title in a season that looks like it could go down to the very wire.
Salah and Mane have been at the forefront of the club’s recent success and the pair have scored 18 goals between them so far this season.
But their absences could be an issue as it will leave Diogo Jota, Roberto Firmino, Divock Origi and Takumi Minamino to step up.
And it won’t just be the aforementioned pair that will be out for January, Guinean midfielder Naby Keita will also be away at the African Cup of Nations.
Of course, Klopp has a strong squad at his disposal already, but the former Borussia Dortmund boss may use the time to give some of his exciting prospects an opportunity to impress.
Upfront, Reds fans will be hoping that 18-year-old Harvey Elliott returns from his injury soon so that he is an option in the final third.
The English winger dislocated his ankle against Leeds earlier this season which sadly concluded a successive run of fixtures where he had impressed whilst being deployed as a no.10.
Liverpool has also been linked with securing the signature of sought after Fulham forward Fabio Carvalho.
