Robertson to be unavailable for Brighton vs Liverpool

Andy Robertson

suffered a knee injury during

’s battle against

in the Champions League and could not feature for Scotland in three of their matches in the international break while they sealed promotion to the top tie of the Nations League. Many hoped that the left-back would be ready for the battle against the Seagulls at the weekend, but a more realistic target for him is the game against Rangers in the European competition in midweek.

In the absence of Robertson, Kostas Tsimikas will be his replacement at the back. Other players who have been injured are close to recovering fully, which is a boost for Jurgen Klopp. Ibrahima Konate has come back to training after two months of absence while Jordan Henderson climbed off the bench for England versus Germany, showing that he is returning to fitness.

However, players like Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Calvin Ramsay will be unavailable, while Caoimhin Kelleher and Curtis Jones are also likely to miss out on the game.

Liverpool are siting nine points adrift of

in the Premier League table with one game in hand, but if they vanquish Brighton, they could move up to the fifth place.

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