Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson misses tonight’s clash against the Hammers with a hamstring injury, meaning Jurgen Klopp will have to reshuffle his midfield.
Henderson was withdrawn in the 80th minute of last Tuesday’s 1-0 Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid.
It means Naby Keita is set to replace the England star for Monday night’s Premier League tussle although Klopp Klopp has no other injury concerns, and it expected to field his strongest XI beyond Henderson’s absence. Hammers.
Monday’s clash is less than a month since Liverpool won 2-0 away to West Ham in the reverse fixture and Wijnaldum admitted Liverpool had found West Ham a tough nut to crack as they defended in numbers.
“It’s going to be a difficult game,” he said. “When we played away it was already a difficult game – they dropped deep, they made it difficult for us to play our football. I think they’re going to try to do that again.
“Every situation is different, we just have to deal with the situation we will be in at that moment.”
Liverpool predicted XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, van Dijk, Robertson; Wijnaldum, Fabinho, Keita; Salah, Firmino, Mane
Possible West Ham line-up: Fabianski; Zaba, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Rice, Soucek, Noble, Snodgrass, Bowen, Antonio
