Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed his frustrations at the huge number of injuries since arriving at Anfield, with eight first-team players unavailable for their Europa League clash against Rubin Kazan this Thursday, Daily Star reports.

Klopp was recently appointed as the new Reds boss following Brendan Rodgers’s sacking, and took charge of his first game last weekend which ended in a 0-0 draw against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.

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But now after three weeks, the German will finally make his Anfield debut in a European clash, but he will be without a host of star players for the fixture.

Daniel Sturridge, Roberto Firmino, Christian Benteke, and Dejan Lovren are all struggling with respective niggling injuries, while Danny Ings and Joe Gomez will but out longer after undergoing surgeries.

“Most of them not available for the next games,” he said.

"Sturridge is getting better and better. Yesterday was the first time outside. The target for him is Sunday. The other players are no option for Sunday.

"Ings and Gomez had their operation. It was a positive operation and they are on their way back. No complications.”

Jon Flanagan is also another long-term absentee, failing to make a single league appearance last season due to a knee injury.

And finally youngster Jordan Rossiter sustained a hamstring problem while on England U19 duty, which angered the Klopp as the 18-year-old played three games in five days.

"Flanagan getting better and better. Rossiter is a special story, I've never heard a player at 19 years having to play three games in five days. Now we have to wait for him. I will find a way to talk to somebody about this. It's not OK.

"We have three players back in training, Firmino, Benteke and Lovren. More options but not really starting options. We will see what we need for this game. It's very good for us that these players are back."

 

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