Seven injured Liverpool players might miss the encounter against Man City.

When Liverpool takes on Manchester City at the Etihad on Saturday, November 25, in their Premier League match at the top of the standings, there are several injury concerns.

Prior to their victory over Brentford, Ibrahima Konate and Joe Gomez were sidelined by two further injuries for Liverpool.

Prior to the arrival of Thomas Frank’s dominant team, Liverpool was concerned about the health of both captain Virgil van Dijk and Ryan Gravenberch, who were out from the team’s midweek Europa League loss to Toulouse due to illness and injury, respectively.

Gravenberch was sidelined in the 3-0 victory over Brentford, but the rest of the team did Van Dijk the world of good as he put up another outstanding performance at the back. Additionally, Reds manager Jurgen Klopp had few choices in the midfield because Alexis Mac Allister was suspended for one game and had injuries to Curtis Jones, Thiago Alcantara, and Stefan Bajcetic. Trey Nyoni, a 16-year-old who is highly regarded, had to be included on the bench for the first time since he moved from Leicester City in the summer

However, defence issues also beset Klopp, as Gomez and Konate joined Andy Robertson on the sidelines. Due to his injury, Konate has been left out of Didier Deschamps’ France squad for their matches against Gibraltar and Greece this month. Axel Disasi, a defender for Chelsea, has taken Konate’s position.

The official diagnosis pertaining to Konate and Gomez remains undisclosed. Although Mac Allister is expected to make a comeback for Saturday’s top-of-the-table encounter at the Etihad Stadium against Manchester City, Klopp is concerned about some players’ fitness.

Ibrahima Konate

Even though Konate’s condition is now unknown, it is serious enough that he will miss France’s next international matches due to it.

After the international break in October, the 24-year-old returned with a problem that kept him out of Liverpool’s victory over Everton. Last month, Klopp, who has been vocal about his displeasure with the number of fixtures and player welfare, made fun of Les Bleus manager Gérard Deschamps. “He (Konate) did not start tonight,” he declared. Not even in the squad, he is.

“I adore everything about Ibou, but we’ve taken advantage of this opportunity to give him a little break. Ibou struggles with injuries occasionally, and Monsieur Deschamps gave him 90 and 87 minutes of play in the last two games. Of course, he could have played tonight, but he has another show on Sunday.

“Tell Monsieur Deschamps that’s how you rest a player,” Ibou instructed. Not thirty minutes only. However, we couldn’t be happier with Ibou. He’s an incredible boy and a great footballer, and France is lucky to have him.

Fabrice Hawkins of RMC Sport reported that Konate sat out the Brentford match due to a hamstring injury. He sent the following tweet: “Ibrahima Konaté will not be playing for Liverpool this weekend due to a minor muscle injury he sustained during the warm-up on Thursday in Toulouse while playing in the Europa League. It will take around two weeks to treat his damage.”

Joe Gomez

Considering how well the England international has started the season, Gomez’s absence was unexpected and disappointing.

The 26-year-old’s play declined the previous campaign, and the Reds were eliminated from the Champions League. He has, nevertheless, thus far demonstrated defensive consistency and adaptability, which has been essential to the team’s early-season success.

Ryan Gravenberch

Gravenberch might have made an appearance against Brentford, as Klopp had previously suggested, but he would be ready for selection during the international break.

Ryan has a minor niggle in his knee, according to the Liverpool boss, who made this announcement on Wednesday. “We hope Brentford has a chance and he will return after the international break, but it doesn’t assist for today. He was running today (Wednesday). This is the reason Toulouse isn’t present.

Curtis Jones

Jones has missed the last three games for the Reds due to a “low grade” hamstring injury he sustained during Liverpool’s Carabao Cup victory over AFC Bournemouth, but he should be back for the trip to Manchester City.

“Curtis had a minor hamstring problem. He will return after the international break, but not before. It’s a very minor hamstring strain,” Klopp remarked.

“After receiving a red card for lack of rhythm and winning the games, he was in fantastic shape but felt a touch off. When I took him off against Bournemouth, he was resting in the dressing room and felt something, but he didn’t feel anything there. We had a very low-grade scan, but it cleared him.

Andy Robertson.

Robertson is also not present. After sustaining a dislocated shoulder during the Tartan Army’s loss to Spain in October, the captain of Scotland has been sidelined.

Following surgery for the injury, Robertson is anticipated to make a comeback in the upcoming year.

Thiago Alcantara
As a result of a setback in his recuperation from pelvic surgery, Thiago is still not able to perform.

The Spaniard’s 31-minute cameo against West Ham United in April was his last appearance for Liverpool. He is anticipated to return in the upcoming year.

Stefan Bajcetic
Bajcetic is also not playing since he experienced a setback in his recuperation from an injury. His current issue is unrelated to the one that ended his historic campaign the previous year.

But there’s no date of return for the young Spanish man.