Brighton could be without three key players when they face Liverpool on Saturday.
The Reds take on the Seagulls at Anfield in their first match back after the international break. It will also be Liverpool’s first league fixture since their goalless draw with Everton on September 3.
Liverpool themselves have been hampered with injuries in the early weeks of the season, although that situation is beginning to ease. However, Brighton could be without some of their key players when they visit Anfield.
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Newly-appointed Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi has confirmed that midfielder Enock Mwepu will be unavailable for the clash at Anfield. Mwepu scored in the same fixture last season, as the Reds were held to a 2-2 draw last October.
"He [Mwepu] is unavailable,” De Zerbi told Sussex Live . “We are, of course, waiting for him because he is a big loss for us. Everybody else is okay.”
Along with Mwepu, there are also doubts over the fitness levels of Tariq Lamptey and Adam Lallana. Lamptey was absent for Ghana’s 1-0 friendly win against Nicaragua on Tuesday after being withdrawn from the squad during the warm-up.
Former Liverpool star Lallana has been sidelined for a few weeks with a groin injury. De Zerbi says both players won’t be fit to start, but did not rule them out of being in the matchday squad.
"Lallana trained today (Friday) with the squad and the first XI,” said De Zerbi. “I think he can't start but he feels good.
“Lamptey trained yesterday (Thursday) for the first time. He feels good but I think Lamptey will not start in the first XI.”
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