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Leeds arrive at Anfield in decent form in the Championship having won four of their last five matches, including a 2-1 win at Rotherham at the weekend, to leave them sitting fifth in the table and right in the promotion mix.

Manager Juergen Klopp, however, remains confident his Liverpool side possess enough qualities to minimise the impact of Coutinho’s absence.

“So it’s very important for us today and he scored a goal, that makes it much more enjoyable”.

But the story of a promising young prospect professing his love for one country before switching allegiances to another (usually England) is one that we Irish fans know all too well.

‘Well we (LFC) are almost 125 years old and I’m quite surprised that there was never a younger one but to be honest with Ben we know how young he is, but it doesn’t look like this.

Coutinho has been Liverpool’s most influential player this season, scoring six times in 13 appearances in all competitions, but Klopp insisted they would cope without him.

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“It’s a good moment for LFC, but it’s hard too because there’s a lot of work to do and a lot of games to play”, he added. “Maybe a few young lads now take the chance because of injuries of other players”.

Despite coming up against a side challenging for the Premier League title, Monk agreed that the overall feeling was of disappointment – though the experience of the game would give his players motivation in their quest for a top-flight return.

“If we continue in this way then hopefully we can be successful and get to where we want to be”.

“We are taking it match by match”. At that moment I thought it was a good idea [to play against Sunderland], he deserved it and I thought: ‘Come on, let’s go.’ It was only a few minutes.

Despite being born in Cheshire, Woodburn has represented Wales at every youth level from U16 to U19.

Now to see what happens on the pitch.