Liverpool are threatened with losing two players ahead of the match against Manchester United

DBasia.news – Liverpool have to rack their brains to be able to win the match against Manchester United. The reason is, the Reds are reportedly in danger of losing two of their players for this important duel.

Liverpool will host Manchester United in Week 18 of the 2020-2021 Premier League, at Anfield Stadium, Sunday (17/1). The Reds carried the mission of having to win to match Man United’s points.

Currently, Mohamed Salah and his team mates are in second place with 33 points. Meanwhile, Man United remained at the top after collecting 36 points.

That way, a defeat or even a draw will make it difficult for Liverpool to defend the title. Moreover, several other teams such as Manchester City and Leicester City has began to harass.

However, ahead of the match, Liverpool has received bad news. Mirror reports, there are two players who are experiencing fitness problems.

The first player who is doubted to appear on Sunday is Joel Matip. In Wednesday’s training session, Matip looks not fully recovered.

Jurgen Klopp still hopes that Matip can appear in the match later. He will wait for Matip until the day of the squad selection. Klopp will find it difficult if he has to rely on two players who are not true center-backs, Jordan Henderson and Fabinho.

Another player who was threatened with not being able to appear is Naby Keita. It is reported that the former RB Leipzig player has only been able to do individual training indoors.

Based on statistics, Liverpool won the last two home games against Manchester United. The last time the Reds had three straight wins was in March 2011.