Twelve Liverpool players might not be able to play in Wednesday’s FA Cup match against Southampton. Wataru Endo, a star player for Liverpool, is said to be close to being ready for Saturday’s Premier League game at Nottingham Forest. This is great news for Jurgen Klopp. After the Reds beat Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday, Endo was seen leaving Wembley on crutches. Liverpool was missing 10 players for the Carabao Cup final, which shows how well they did against Chelsea. After the game, Endo was seen leaving on crutches, and Ryan Gravenberch was taken off on a bed in the first half. For Liverpool, seeing pictures of Endo needing help to leave the stadium would have been scary. Because of the injury to the Japanese player, up to 13 players could not play in Wednesday’s FA Cup match against Southampton. Endo was amazing in the middle of Liverpool’s defense against Chelsea. Klopp called the 31-year-old a “machine,” and he thinks the former Stuttgart star will be able to play at the highest level well into his 30s. Wataru might look 30 or 31 on his passport, but he’s not. I’m pretty sure he’ll sign another long-term deal with Liverpool in three or four years.” Klopp said on Sunday, “He’s a machine.” “In terms of football, he is outstanding.” His brain for defense is great. He lets us do many things without his rules. Yes, great progress. Really helpful, really helpful.” Klopp has since said that he wasn’t upset about missing out on a few high-profile targets because it meant Liverpool could get the little-known Endo for about £15 million. The 56-year-old said on Tuesday, “Man, we were lucky this summer. We had a few strange things happen in the transfer market.” “We didn’t know at the time, and I’m glad things turned out that way.” It’s clear that we knew other central defensive midfielders don’t want to join Liverpool. As you can see, we found Endo after all that. Liverpool’s young players will likely be used by Klopp against Southampton. Towards the end of Liverpool’s win over Chelsea, the manager called on players from the youth team to give the team some fresh legs. They might get another chance to show what they can do because Klopp wants to rest his key players to keep them from getting hurt.
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