Luis Diaz injury not Klopp's only problem ahead of Rangers clash

The adverse situations that have arisen and are still flourishing at Liverpool today are proof that Jürgen Klopp has not had the slightest room to sort out an institution that is in a shambles with absentees and injuries, an adverse situation that this weekend left both Colombian Luis Diaz and England's Trent Alexander-Arnold out, with both Anfield players affected as the World Cup and their club's biggest games are just around the corner.

Of the two players who were out injured against the Gunners at the weekend, the least affected was defender Alexander-Arnold, who will only be out of action for the next two to three weeks, missing most of October, with a possible return against Leeds in the Premier League and Napoli in the sixth round of the UEFA Champions League.

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Although the England international may have a quicker return than his team-mate Luis Diaz's six-week stint, he may not be fully fit physically and football-wise. Although he performed well against Rangers in the European Cup, he was unable to replicate that against Arsenal, where some point to the Briton as one of the main culprits of the defeat, having scored two of the home side's three goals in his area.

While Klopp must reinvent his new defensive scheme to fit in with the strategies he has been using in recent days, he also has the task of getting his defence back to top level as soon as possible, as the more Liverpool are patched up, the less chance they have of challenging for the league championship, having to settle for a place in next year's Champions League.

Joe Gomez to take TAA's place

The place that Arnold will leave for a couple of weeks will surely be taken by the Englishman, Joe Gomez, having this 25-year-old defender the opportunity for Jürgen Klopp to see his qualities in that last third of the pitch and can somehow fight his teammate for that position when he returns, something similar to what happened on the left flank with Kostas Tsimikas who clung on to the starting place that previously belonged to Andrew Robertson.