Klopp counts injury toll ahead of FA Cup tie with Everton

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits he has some tough decisions to make ahead of Sunday's FA Cup meeting with Everton after the injury toll mounted for the Premier League leaders.

Midfielder Naby Keita became the latest player to be added to the injured list, having sustained a groin problem before Thursday's 2-0 win over Sheffield United, which restored Liverpool's 13-point lead at the top of the Premier League.

With defenders Joel Matip, Dejan Lovren and Nathaniel Clyne, midfielders Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Xherdan Shaqiri, Fabinho and forward Rhian Brewster all out, Klopp finds himself down to just 12 senior outfield players, plus new signing Takumi Minamino and a number of youth team members for the Merseyside derby.

"I won't tell Carlo Ancelotti my line-up, but I will do what I think is right to do," said Klopp, who fielded a youth team in the League Cup quarter-final defeat at Aston Villa last month as his senior side were in Qatar winning the Club World Cup.

"Some things I can decide by myself, and some things the medical department will tell me.

"I don't know what the line-up will be at the moment, but it will be the best possible for us at the moment.

"I'm pretty sure Carlo won't make a lot of changes. He has started already really well and this is an opportunity for Everton to win at Anfield for the first time in a few years."
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"We are going to play against the best team in this moment, they are world champions so congratulations to them, but this is a fantastic challenge for us."