Jurgen Klopp has provided an update on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alisson Becker and Diogo Jota following Liverpool’s victory over Crystal Palace in a pre-season game on Friday, July 15.
The Reds celebrated a 2-0 victory over Palace as Jordan Henderson and Mohamed Salah got their names on the scoresheet.
During the game, Oxlade-Chamberlain suffered a muscle injury.
Providing an update on the central midfielder during a press conference, Klopp said: “Of course it’s very disappointing for us because Oxlade trained all the time really well since the pre-season started.
“It happened obviously with Ox in the past when it gets more intense and something can happen. Now this is just a muscle thing and that’s OK. We had worse situations, so I’m OK with it.
“I don’t know exactly how long it will take but he will be back and then it’s all fine. He is obviously a top-class player and he can help us.”
Meanwhile, Alisson and Jota missed the pre-season game.
“Ali, I think, has the chance for City and Diogo not,” the Reds boss said when asked whether they would be fit for the FA Community Shield.
“Ali, he feels a muscle, abdominal. It’s nothing serious but, again, we prepare a full season. So he can train but just not like before, so he should not play in the moment. Not normal goalie training but he has a pre-season, so he doesn’t lose time.
“But yeah, these kind of things happen. The boys have to travel a lot and train and you never know exactly.
“It’s only little things, nothing serious but we have to be careful because the rest of the season is much longer than the start.”