Jurgen Klopp reveals Liverpool injury blow that 'doesn't look good' as six could miss Man Utd clash

Alexis Mac Allister has been ruled out of Liverpool's clash against Crystal Palace.

The midfielder suffered a nasty cut in the Reds' 2-0 victory over Sheffield United earlier this week. He was forced off in the second half of the Bramall Lane encounter.

Liverpool are in the middle of a busy run of fixtures. They head to Palace on Saturday lunchtime where a win will see them move top of the Premier League. Klopp's men then travel to Belgium to face Union SG in the Europa League before welcoming Manchester United to Anfield on Sunday 17 December.

Mac Allister won't be involved against Palace - and Klopp admits the £35 million signing from Brighton's injury will continue to be assessed. Speaking at his pre-match press conference, the Liverpool manager said: “Macca doesn’t look good, so we have to see day by day.

“They were pretty hopeful after the game that it was not that serious – it’s not that serious, but in this period of the year, if you’re out five days it’s 12 games pretty much. We have to wait. I don’t expect him to be ready for tomorrow, don’t know about Thursday or Sunday after that.”

Meanwhile, Alisson Becker is making progress from a hamstring injury he sustained in the 1-1 draw at Manchester City last month. The goalkeeper is back in training although Klopp is unsure whether Alisson can feature against Palace.

“Alisson looks good,” Klopp added. “I don’t know if good enough for tomorrow. I have to check with the coaches, the medical department and with Ali, of course.”

Joel Matip (ACL) Diogo Jota (hamstring), Andy Robertson (shoulder), Thiago Alcantara (hip) and Stefan Bajcetic (calf) are currently on the Liverpool treatment table.