Virgil van Dijk will miss Liverpool’s clash with Manchester City through injury.
Van Dijk had been expected to feature in Sunday’s Anfield encounter on the back of an impressive debut during last week’s FA Cup win over Everton.
However the Holland international is a notable absentee for the Reds as they aim to curb the Premier League champions-elect’s current unbeaten run.
Jurgen Klopp has admitted that a hamstring problem was behind Van Dijk’s omission and did not want to risk Liverpool’s new club-record signing.
“[He is] a little bit injured – not really serious but too much,” said Klopp.
“It was immediately after the game [against Everton] he felt a little bit. We made an assessment.
“If it’s the last game of the season maybe you take the risk but it’s not the last game of the season obviously.
“That’s why we can’t take the risk.”
Dejan Lovren returns to the starting line-up in place of Van Dijk to partner Joel Matip at the heart of defence.