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Paul Wheelock

Liverpool's Xherdan Shaqiri dilemma and Jurgen Klopp's Dejan Lovren masterstroke

We may be deep into the dreaded international break but there are still lots of Liverpool issues to discuss.

So that's what Paul Gorst, Caoimhe O'Neill, Theo Squires and host Sean Bradbury do in the Blood Red podcast .

Matters kick off with an injury update on Alisson and Naby Keita from Paul, our new Liverpool FC correspondent.

Theo then provides news of an unexpected international boost for the Reds before talk turns to a brutally honest interview given by Dejan Lovren and how Jurgen Klopp turned a potential tricky situation into a positive one.

Xherdan Shaqiri finds himself in a situation of his own, for both club and country .

Shaqiri asked not to be considered for international selection this month so he can concentrate on his Reds career, having made just one Premier League appearance so far this season and after seeing his pre-season disrupted by an injury he picked up while playing for Switzerland in the UEFA Nations League finals during the summer.

But, despite that, just where will his game time come from?

Our panel discuss that before offering a final word on and attempting to answer the question over whether Michael Owen should be considered a Liverpool legend.

Enjoy.

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