Philippe Coutinho ‘ruled out of Liverpool’s crunch clash with Huddersfield after suffering hip injury in training’
Jurgen Klopp suffers fresh blow as muscle strain picked up in training rules the Brazilian out of Saturday's Premier League match against Huddersfield
LIVERPOOL have suffered another crushing blow as Philippe Coutinho was ruled out of the Premier League clash with Huddersfield through injury.
Reportedly Jurgen Klopp's Brazilian talisman is also a doubt for next week's Champions League clash against Maribor and the following game against West Ham.
The star suffered a muscle strain in training this week and now adds to the Reds' long injury list.
He joins Sadio Mane, Adam Lallana and Nathaniel Clyne on the treatment table at Anfield.
Coutinho, who remains a top transfer target for Barcelona, has damaged his hip.
The club's medics took the 25-year-old for a scan that revealed the full extent of his problem and ruled him out of Huddersfield's first visit to Anfield since the 1971/72 season.
Although his side's results have not reflected it, Coutinho was returning to top form for the Kop boys after missing the start of the season with a back problem.
The former Inter Milan man has only made nine club appearances so far this campaign - scoring three goals.
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His absence is a massive blow to Klopp and Liverpool supporters.
Their attack has already been decimated through the injuries to Mane and Lallana and it piles even more pressure on the rest of the attackers to produce the goods.
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Coutinho's absence will force Klopp to examine his options for the match against best friend David Wagner's Terriers.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain may be handed the opportunity to impress and go into the starting XI as a direct replacement.
Alternatively, striker Daniel Sturridge may find himself named in attack.
The Reds desperately need a positive response following last week's defensive shambles in the defeat at Tottenham.
Klopp is expected to axe several of his more experienced men in favour of the youngsters at his disposal after a number of poor displays.
Both Joe Gomez and Trent Alexander-Arnold are in line to start the clash in the backline, with Dejan Lovren due to dropped by the German.
