Liverpool team news: James Milner is expected to start at right-back against Manchester United (Image: GETTY•buildlineup.com)
Liverpool will shuffle their defensive unit to deal with a number of absentees ahead of today’s meeting with Manchester United.
First-choice centre-back Joe Gomez has been ruled out for six to nine weeks with a fractured lower left leg while Joel Matip is sidelined with a broken collarbone.
Dejan Lovren has recovered from concussion and is expected to slot in alongside Virgil van Dijk while James Milner is the leading candidate to line-up at right-back.
The veteran midfielder performed well in the unfamiliar position last weekend against Bournemouth, although Fabinho has also played there during his career and is an option.
Speaking about his selection headache, Klopp said: “It’s our situation. Crisis is only a crisis if you feel it.
“Trent is not as serious as the other two boys [Matip and Gomez], but it’s not top class news! It was unlucky as well, like with Joel. It was in the last seconds of the game.
“It's my job to find a solution for it.”
Liverpool team news: The veteran midfielder has been filling in for Trent Alexander-Arnold (Image: GETTY)
On Clyne, who is yet to feature for Liverpool this season, Klopp added: "He was unfortunately injured in past 2/3 weeks but luckily he's back in full training for 3 or 4 days.
"Is he ready for 90mins? I don't know. But is he ready for Sunday? Yeah.
“Clyne is a very experienced player - it’s not ideal and we won’t rush him.
“Rafa Camacho played outstandingly in pre-season and Curtis Jones too.
“We have other options and as long as we have options everything is fine. We have to be creative if not but all fine for the moment.”
Meanwhile, Naby Keita has impressed in recent weeks and should start in midfield while Jordan Henderson and Georginio Wijnaldum are also in contention after strong showings against Napoli.
Klopp has experimented with a more adventurous 4-2-3-1 formation this season but is unlikely to opt for such an open line-up against Jose Mourinho’s side.
That means Xherdan Shaqiri is expected to miss out with the usual front three of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino starting again.
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Liverpool team news: Is this how Jurgen Klopp's side will line up against United? (Image: buildlineup.com)
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