Liverpool injury news: Andoni Iraola suffers double blow ahead of Man City showdown

Cody Gakpo and Alexander Isak person seemingly missed Liverpool grooming up of Sunday's Premier League fixture against Manchester City.

The Merseyside giants instrumentality to enactment this play with Andoni Iraola looking to widen his unbeaten grounds since replacing Arne Slot successful the dugout.

However, Liverpool person endured a frustrating planetary break, a effect of 3 of their prima players returning to the nine injured.

Jeremy Jacquet failed to diagnostic for France connected Monday owed to an alleged hamstring issue.

Meanwhile, Gakpo and Isak suffered injuries during the aboriginal portion of their UEFA Nations League docket with Netherlands and Sweden.

Gakpo, Isak missing Liverpool training

As per The Liverpool Echo, determination was nary motion of the brace connected the grooming transportation connected Thursday.

Iraola hinted earlier this week that the duo were facing a contention against clip to marque themselves disposable for the gathering with the Premier League leaders.

On a affirmative note, Jacquet made an quality successful grooming arsenic helium bids to proceed his concern with Virgil van Dijk.

Liverpool look a play of 7 games successful the abstraction of 3 weeks, with matches versus LASK Linz, Brentford, Villarreal, Brighton & Hove Albion, Chelsea and Arsenal to travel crossed 3 competitions.

Will Iraola hazard Gakpo, Isak against Man City?

Gakpo is suffering with an ankle injury, portion Isak is said to person a thigh issue.

At this signifier of the season, the presumption is that Iraola volition beryllium against taking immoderate risks connected the pair, careless of the value of the fixture.

However, Iraola faces the anticipation of Lewis Koumas being Liverpool's lone acceptable fig nine.

On that basis, helium whitethorn beryllium prepared to sanction 1 of Gakpo oregon Isak connected the substitutes' seat if they are susceptible of contributing towards the extremity of the match.