Klopp to miss Liverpool vs Sunderland after suffering suspected appendicitis

On the bench, the Reds can turn to Christian Benteke and Daniel Sturridge if needed.

But speaking at his media briefing on Friday afternoon, the Liverpool manager delivered a pessimistic update on the 31-year-old. (Host) Alan Brazil has apologised to me.

Central defender Younes Kaboul will return to the squad after recovering from a hamstring problem which has sidelined him since before Christmas, but midfielder Sebastian Larsson (knee) is still out.

The Black Cats remained in the relegation zone after losing 1-0 to Man City on Tuesday, but Allardyce was encouraged by his team’s display at the Stadium of Light.

January signings Lamine Kone, Jan Kirchhoff and Wahbi Khazri all impressed against City and are expected to be involved again.

“But there are still a lot of games left and plenty of points to pick up if we work together”. That’s why I have gone into the market for as many players as I possibly could, because the players previously haven’t quite hit those consistent levels.

Liverpool confirmed the news in a statement just after midday.