Mohamed Salah and Van Dijk doubts for Southampton trip
Liverpool are still assessing the fitness of Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk in front of Tuesday's Premier League outing to Southampton where they could close the hole on leaders Manchester City to one point, coach Jurgen Klopp said on Monday.
Forward Salah and defender Van Dijk were substituted during Saturday's FA Cup last against Chelsea, which Liverpool won on penalties to lift their second prize of the season.
"The process is not finished at this point because we just played the 120 minutes two days prior... We have a ton of decisions," Klopp told a news gathering.
"Those additional 30 minutes had a major effect... We should make changes, I don't have the foggiest idea the number of."
Klopp added that defensive midfielder Fabinho, who missed the success over Chelsea with a hamstring injury, will remain sidelined for the game at St Mary's Stadium.
"His recuperation is going well overall, however he won't be involved tomorrow," the German said.
Liverpool trail defending champs City by four with two games left however Klopp said he didn't expect Pep Guardiola's side, who drew 2-2 at West Ham United on Sunday, to slip up again when they host Aston Villa this end of the week.
"There is a possibility (winning the association) however is there a once in a lifetime opportunity? I don't have the foggiest idea about the last time City dropped points two games in succession," Klopp said.
"Aston Villa play midweek as well (at home to Burnley), which they are not used to, so I don't anticipate (City) to drop points there. In any case, this has no effect on our game for later. In an ideal world, we go into the last match one point behind."
Southampton are fifteenth in the table with 40 points after a run of one dominate in 10 matches hampered their hopes of a best 10 finish.
Ralph Hasenhuettl's side beat Liverpool when they hosted the Merseyside club last season and the Austrian said they will hope to rehash the result and transform the title chase.
"It's fantastic for the Premier League to have such a close title race. Everyone is energized from this fight and we are presently essential for this duel," Hasenhuettl said. "It's presently dependent upon us to show we can be cutthroat against a top group.
"I have not frequently won against Juergen so that was a special second for me. We have a similar approach to playing football and huge respect for one another.
"We are facing possibly the best group on the planet right now. As lengthy as Juergen sees he still has a possibility winning the association, he will put it all on the line with all that he has."
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