Liverpool news: Xabi Alonso gets a significant endorsement, as Jurgen Klopp suffers fresh blow 

Liverpool is preparing to play Southampton plays in the FA Cup on Wednesday, but after winning the Carabao Cup, Jurgen Klopp now has to cope with more injury woes.

As Liverpool’s jubilation from their Carabao Cup victory on Sunday fade, they are now focused on the FA Cup.

Under Jurgen Klopp, the Reds won their eighth major trophy at Wembley after defeating Chelsea. However, the victory came at a price, as Klopp was obliged to use a number of youth players when midfielder Ryan Gravenberch suffered an injury.

Gravenberch’s injury has now been fully disclosed, which is a further setback for the Reds. This information is released in spite of Gary Neville’s insistence that Klopp’s team is one of the favourites to win the Premier League.

Additionally, star manager Pep Guardiola has given leading candidate Xabi Alonso a hearty endorsement as Klopp is ready to leave at the conclusion of the season. Mirror Football compiles the most recent Liverpool news here.

Klopp laments another injury blow

Ryan Gravenberch’s injury will prevent him from playing in the FA Cup against Southampton, according to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. Following a tackle by Moises Caicedo, Gravenberch suffered damage to his ankle ligaments, with Klopp compounding the current injury.

“Apart from anything else, I am aware that Ryan is not available. Although it’s only a ligament damage and might have been much worse, it’s significant enough to keep him out of the game today. Next up, we’ll see,” Klopp stated.

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“With a few players, we need miracles, and with many more, who were unable to play in the final, it’s close to the wire. Because there are so many injuries, it’s a terrible situation, but all we can do for now is ignore the people we are missing.

Despite Liverpool’s growing injury list, legendary Manchester United player Gary Neville has predicted Liverpool to win the Premier League. Neville thinks that Klopp has given the Reds a significant edge over rivals Manchester City and Arsenal.

Yes, I would argue it might be as good as it gets if they didn’t have Klopp as their manager. However, given that these are his final months, along with his vitality and spirit, you never know what will transpire there “he said in an interview with The Gary Neville Podcast.

“I continue to believe they won’t win the league. However, they might. When I watch Arsenal, I believe they are a better team than Liverpool, but I also believe Liverpool to be a more brutal team. Liverpool poses such a serious threat. And I believe that will ultimately just be an issue.”

Guardiola says “yes” to Alonso

Pep Guardiola has praised Xabi Alonso highly, indicating that the Spaniard is the favourite to succeed Jurgen Klopp. Guardiola maintained that the Bayer Leverkusen manager was at the top of his game, even though he refrained from demanding that Liverpool hire him.

“If you genuinely ask me about the work he is doing, what can I say? Whoa! Guardiola remarked, “It’s the only team in contemporary football history to be undefeated across all competitions and fighting in that manner with Bayern Munich there.”

This is the most crucial time of the season for them right now. But gosh, not only do they play well, they won all of their games in the Bundesliga, Europa League, and [DFB] Pokal in Germany.”