Klopp says Jota facing 'months' out as Liverpool injury woes worsen

Liverpool's injury crisis continues to deepen with forward Diogo Jota ruled out for "months", while there is no return date pencilled in for midfielder Curtis Jones or goalkeeper Alisson Becker.

Jota and Jones were added to a list which now extends to nine senior players unavailable and is less than ideal with the Carabao Cup final against Chelsea to come on Sunday as the club continues to fight on four fronts.

Manager Jurgen Klopp said ahead of tomorrow's visit of Luton: "We have Diogo with a knee issue ruled out — it will obviously take months.

"Not available are Ali [Alisson], muscle injury — we don't know how long it takes but it will take some time to come back — and Curtis with a bone/ligament issue is ruled out.

"Then we have the others where we think we will deal with it day by day. Longer term like Trent [Alexander-Arnold] and Dom [Dominik Szoboszlai] are on their way back but are not in team training yet so they are not available."

Other players absent include midfielders Thiago Alcantara and Stefan Bajcetic and centre-back Joel Matip (anterior cruciate ligament), while striker Darwin Nunez was replaced at half-time of Saturday's win at Brentford as a precaution.

Jota was substituted 44 minutes into the contest at the Gtech Community Stadium, having laid on an assist for Nunez's opener moments earlier.

Liverpool hold a two-point lead over Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table and will host Southampton in the fifth round of the FA Cup later this month.

The Reds will discover their Europa League last-16 opponents when the draw is made on Friday morning, following the conclusion of the knockout round play-offs.