Georginio Wijnaldum is expected to discover on Wednesday the full extent of the hamstring injury that has left him a major doubt for Liverpool’s match against Manchester United on Monday.
The midfielder limped out of Holland’s World Cup qualifying defeat by France in Amsterdam on Monday with a problem in his right hamstring. He will be assessed by the club’s medical department upon his return to Melwood on Tuesday before being sent for a scan, but is already considered doubtful for the Premier League encounter with United at Anfield.
Wijnaldum has been ever-present for Jürgen Klopp’s team in the Premier League this season and settled impressively in central midfield following his £25m summer transfer from Newcastle United.
Emre Can would be in line to make his first league start of the campaign should the 25-year-old fail to recover in time for the visit of José Mourinho’s side, and Klopp also has fitness concerns over Adam Lallana before finalising his midfield plans.
The in-form Lallana suffered a groin injury in the win at Swansea City that forced him to miss England’s World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Slovenia. He has been receiving intensive treatment at Melwood during the international break in a bid to be fit for United but needs monitoring on a daily basis.
Dejan Lovren and Nathaniel Clyne also suffered injuries at Swansea but will be fit for Monday.
