Liverpool crisis, Manchester City departures confirmed, Klopp devastated

According to the Liverpool Echo, German manager Jurgen Klopp will be without at least seven players for tonight's Carabao Cup last-16 clash with Manchester City. Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil Van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota.

Just four days after the end of the World Cup, with the football hangover lingering - and it will linger for a few more days because of the consecration of Argentina - the action has already resumed in Europe. Specifically in England, where the League Cup is being played. And this Thursday there will be a big game: Liverpool vs. Manchester City in the round of 16. It promises to be a great match.

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It will be a new encounter between two coaches with different styles and who star in a classic of the modern era: Jurgen Klopp vs. Pep Guardiola. Duel of the heavyweights. And it will be the third head-to-head so far this season. So far, the German DT has won the games played: 3-1 for the Community Shield and 1-0 in the Premier League. Now they will cross paths at the Etihad Stadium. One will continue and the other will be eliminated from the competition.

Yes, for example, Erling Haaland, who did not play the World Cup, will be in the squad. He could be joined by: Algerian Mahrez, Spaniards Stefan Moreno and Sergio Gomez and the youthful Palmer. Belgium's De Bruyne and Germany's Gundogan, to name but two of those who played in the last World Cup, are also expected to be in the squad. They were already in the squad for Saturday's friendly against Girona.

A match of a high standard is expected

Meanwhile, Switzerland's Akanji, Dutchman Aké and Spain's Rodrigo and Laporte have been added to the squad at the start of the week, so it remains to be seen whether they will play a few minutes or at least be benched. The outlook is more complicated for England's Phil Foden and Jack Grealish, who only joined the squad on Wednesday. The same goes for other World Cup players such as compatriot Stones, Portugal's Cancelo and Bernardo Silva. However, key players such as Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson, full-back Walker and centre-back Rúben Dias are still missing. A nice jigsaw puzzle.