Ben Doak is the most recent member of Liverpool to experience an injury setback during this increasingly expensive international break for Jurgen Klopp.
Ben Doak has given Jurgen Klopp, the manager of Liverpool, a another injury concern ahead of this Saturday’s Merseyside Derby.
Due to a setback in his fitness, Doak was forced to leave the Scotland under-21 team for their Tuesday night UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Malta.
The 17-year-old winger, who was expected to be included in the Scotland senior team’s squad for their friendly match against France that same night, had been substituted soon after the hour of the U21 team’s 3-1 victory against Hungary on Friday after earning and converting a penalty in the first half.
While Liverpool waits to learn the type and scope of the damage, Klopp’s availability concerns for the weekend visit from Everton are made worse by the ambiguity.
when Cody Gakpo is not anticipated to be ready after missing the last two Liverpool games with a knee problem, Doak’s countryman Andy Robertson is set to be sidelined for a lengthy period of time after dislocating his shoulder when playing for Scotland in Spain last week.
Recently injured players include Stefan Bajcetic, Thiago Alcantara, and goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher. Curtis Jones will serve the second game of a three-match suspension following his red card at Tottenham Hotspur last month.
Klopp must also take into account the late arrival of the South American quintet Alisson Becker, Alexis Mac Allister, Darwin Nunez, and Luis Diaz in Merseyside because they are participating for their respective nations in early-morning Wednesday World Cup qualifiers.
Doak’s probable impending starting opportunities against Toulouse at home and away in the Europa League, as well as at Bournemouth in the League Cup’s fourth round, will be hurt by any absence.