Liverpool unlikely to make further January signings – Klopp

But Klopp, whose side face West Brom in the FA Cup this weekend, can not envisage any more players arriving at Anfield before the winter window closes next week.

Having broken the club’s transfer record to sign £75m defender Virgil van Dijk at the start of the month, Klopp is unlikely to add to his squad again before next Wednesday’s deadline, even after Philippe Coutinho’s £142m switch to Barcelona.

Jay Rodriguez has a point to prove.

The Reds are hoping for a top-four finish this season, and had been on a 14-match unbeaten streak until Monday, when they were inexplicably beaten 2-1 by rock-bottom Swansea City.

Pardew celebrated his first win as West Brom manager in the FA Cup third round against Exeter City and followed up with a 2-0 Premier League victory against Brighton and Hove Albion earlier this month.

File image of Alan Pardew and Jonny Evans. Salomon Rondon is the latest player to be linked, with Liverpool and Everton said to be keen on his signature. We have mentioned all the things like it was so far.

“Any cup tie is winnable”, he said. I’ve always believed that.

“It’s a daunting task don’t get me wrong”.

The Serie A side are not ready to let the 18-year-old leave for good, preferring to loan him out and let him develop.

“If we make the decision in this direction or this direction then you will see if I thought we would be too short or not!” he explained.

“We do that all the time”.

“Players should be ready”.

“We have to be as competitive as we can in those games”. Odds are that we’ll see a vastly different side to the one that lost to the Swans – I’m expecting Jurgen Klopp to rest many of his first-team players and he’s pretty much confirmed as much by selecting Simon Mignolet ahead of Loris Karius.

The blow of Milner’s absence will be lessened a bit by Jordan Henderson’s return to fitness, though the timing is a bit tough with Liverpool playing at Huddersfield on Tuesday.

Goalkeeper Danny Ward makes the squad for the fourth time this season, while Adam Lallana and Ragnar Klavan (both minor issues) miss out.

Nathaniel Clyne, Nacer Chadli and James Morrison are all long-term absentees.