Injury update for Liverpool: most recent information and potential return dates for Andy Robertson, Cody Gakpo, and Thiago

Even after winning the Merseyside derby, Jurgen Klopp still faces a major problem.

Liverpool return to the Premier League on Merseyside with Everton.

Mohamed Salah scored a second-half brace at Anfield on Saturday as Ashley Young Jurgen Klopp’s side returned from the international break with a morale-boosting win over their local rivals to move up to third in the top flight.
Unbeaten Spurs are just a point behind Fulham on Monday night.

Manchester United are currently busy with a Europa League game against French side Toulouse on Thursday, a Championship trip to Nottingham Forest next weekend and a Carabao Cup fourth round tie with Bournemouth.

Klopp still has one or two major fitness concerns as his side look to continue challenging for trophies on three fronts.
Here’s the latest Liverpool injury news and return date.

Andy Robertson

Klopp’s standout player is Robertson, who normally plays at left-back but will need surgery after picking up an injury sustained on international duty in Scotland’s Euro 2024 win over Spain last week.

Greek Kostas Tsimikas is expected to feature for Everton for at least the next few weeks, with the manager admitting Robertson will be out “for a while”.

Klopp before the derby: “The decision is about operations.
Anyway, there was little chance to try, but after talking to many experts, it sounds like surgery would be better in the long run, meaning he’d be gone for a while.

“I don’t know exactly how long it will take, but shoulder surgery is not easy.
“My experience is that he will be back very quickly in training, but not in football because he has to be careful and has problems etc. He will be gone for a while.”

Potential return date: January 2024

Cody Gakpo

The Dutch forward was left out of the matchday squad against Everton after injuring his knee in last month’s controversial defeat to Tottenham.
However, Gakpo returned to training at Kirkby ahead of the derby and is sure to push for a return to the first team against either Toulouse or Nottingham Forest this week after missing his last three games Liverpool in all competitions.

Potential return date: October 26 vs.
toulouse

Thiago Alcantara

The Spaniard has been out of Liverpool since April after undergoing hip surgery.
He was scheduled to return to training last month, but suffered two setbacks during his rehabilitation and was unable to set foot properly on grass.

It remains to be seen when Thiago will return as he will certainly need time to improve his game to recover from these difficulties.
As of now, November or December seems likely, but it’s hard to say until there’s a proper update from someone other than the boss.

Potential return date: December 2023

Stefan Bajcetic

Baysetic returned for two games in September after being sidelined since March with a groin problem which hampered the academy graduate midfielder’s impressive 2022/23 campaign.

The Spaniard made his debut in the Europa League game against LASK and then in the Carabao Cup tie with Leicester, but was ruled out with a minor calf problem.

The injury does not appear to be serious and Klopp will likely be hoping for a return soon.
Potential return date: November 1 vs Bournemouth

Ben Doak

Doak missed the match against Everton due to a muscle injury while playing for Scotland Under-21s.

It remains to be seen how long the 17-year-old will be out.
“Scotland Ben Doak has very little muscle,” Klopp said on Friday.
“So we’ll have to wait and see (how long that takes), but we won’t have time over the weekend.”

This is good news for Liverpool.
Back-up goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher returned to the bench this weekend after suffering a knee injury that required 12 stitches before the international break.