Jurgen Klopp provides update on three Liverpool players

The Reds suffered a 3-0 defeat to Strasbourg on Sunday in their final pre-season game ahead of the 2022/2023 season.

Jones and Keita missed the game, while Konate was substituted in the second half due to a knock.

Providing an update on the players, Klopp told Liverpoolfc.com: “Naby is ill and Curtis felt a little bit and we couldn’t take any risks. All of a sudden the team was really young and we play [against] a really strong Strasbourg side.

“We don’t know exactly yet on Ibou, but it doesn’t look too concerning, so I hope we caught it in the right moment.”

“Naby is ill, so no. Curtis, we have to see. [There] was no impact or whatever, so that always makes it a bit, ‘My god, what could it be?'” Klopp said when asked whether Keita or Jones could be doubtful for the Premier League opener against Fulham on Saturday.

“We had no time; he felt it today and he wanted to play desperately, but then the medical department said no and that we needed to make further tests. We will do that tomorrow and then we will know more.”

Jürgen Klopp offered an update on the fitness of Curtis Jones, Naby Keita and Ibrahima Konate following our pre-season encounter with Strasbourg at Anfield tonight ⤵️

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