Liverpool's midfield selection dilemma against Stoke
Thursday 26 April 2018 14:14, UK
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's knee injury has given Liverpool Jurgen Klopp a selection dilemma ahead of Saturday's Sky Live Premier League clash with Stoke.
The England international looks set to miss the rest of the season and this summer's World Cup after a collision with a Roma defender Aleksandar Kolarov on Tuesday night.
With Emre Can also sidelined with a back problem and Adam Lallana's hamstring injury keeping him out of action, Klopp's midfield options are limited this weekend.
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Regular first-teamers James Milner, Georginio Wijnaldum and captain Jordan Henderson - who started Liverpool's Premier League draw at West Brom last Saturday - are all available.
But with the second leg of the Reds' Champions League semi-final with Roma coming on Wednesday, Klopp may have preferred to rotate his players in the centre of the park ahead of the trip to Italy.
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With youngsters Marko Grujic and Ovie Ejaria both out on loan, along with wider option Ryan Kent, could untried academy starlets Conor Masterson, a centre-back who was on the bench against Manchester City for the recent Champions League win, Curtis Jones, who has been training with the first-team, or highly-rated Ben Woodburn be given a call up to the squad?
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