Leicester, another tough test for Klopp

Along with Manchester City-Tottenham, the Premier offers another great duel this Saturday: Leicester-Liverpool. Jürgen Klopp, 'red' coach, against Brendan Rodgers, whom he relieved on the Liverpool bench in October 2015. In addition, Leicester is now 3rd and Anfield's are fourth, 3 points behind their rival this afternoon and in need of stop their crisis after falling 1-4 on Sunday against Pep Guardiola's City, of which they are 10.

This Saturday is a game marked by injuries. Klopp received another bad news: Fabinho suffers from a muscle problem and will not be able to play against Leicester at the King Power Stadium. But the hardest blow was for Rodgers: his right-back James Justin, 22, who starts in all the Premier League games, one of his key players, will be out for the remainder of the season due to a cruciate ligament injury. earlier in the FA Cup round of 16 match on Wednesday against Brighton (1-0 for the 'Foxes').

James Justin will undergo surgery. “This injury is a tremendous blow for us,” Brendan Rodgers said of the young winger's condition. who came to Leicester in 2019 from Luton Town.

In Liverpool (who beat Leicester 3-0 at Anfield in November) as a result of Fabinho Klopp's new injury, the newly hired Turkish central defender Ozan Kabak (on loan from Schalke) can make his debut on the defensive axis. The German coach spoke of Alisson after the two serious mistakes made by the goal last Sunday against City: “There has been no criticism from the boys towards him. He is not happy, but he is calm. A goalkeeper makes mistakes throughout his career ”.