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Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool unlikely to buy centre-back to cover for Joel Matip

Source: PA Archive

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is not planning to buy a centre-back to cover Joel Matip’s expected absence for the rest of the season but admits the nature of the Premier League means all clubs are “only two injuries away from a real problem”.

Matip’s anterior cruciate ligament injury means Klopp now has five senior players unavailable – Diogo Jota, , Thiago Alcantara and Stefan Bajcetic – with midfielder doubtful for

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