Liverpool face an uphill task in spite of having a realistic hope of disrupting Manchester City’s unbeaten run in the English Premier League (EPL) when they meet on Sunday following the exit of play-maker Philippe Coutinho.
The Brazilian midfield maestro completed a 142 million-pound ($192 million) move to Barcelona on Monday, meaning Juergen Klopp’s “fab four” up front is now just a three.
Unbeaten City are 15 points clear at the top of the table, having scored more goals than anybody with 64, but fourth-placed Liverpool come second on that count with 50.
Klopp’s side are unbeaten in 17 games in all competitions since they were thrashed 4-1 by Tottenham on Oct. 22.
Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah is set to return from injury and he and Sadio Mane are likely to play either side of striker Roberto Firmino.
Although Coutinho will no longer be able to provide the…
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