Liverpool have been dealt an injury blow ahead of their upcoming Premier League clash at Anfield on Saturday.

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In recent comments cited by the Liverpool website, Jurgen Klopp revealed that James Milner looks set to miss the visit of Chelsea this weekend, as the midfielder has not recovered from the injury which ruled him out of the victory over Burnley last weekend.

Speaking about the current state of his squad, Klopp said: "Millie will not be ready - I think that's it pretty much.

"All the rest trained and looked good and sharp - we should better be because, obviously, Chelsea is a tough one as well. That's already kind of like the Champions League, just in the Premier League!"

Klopp will be gutted

While Milner is no longer a bonafide starter in the Liverpool team, having been picked in the starting XI just 20 times over the club's 2019/20 and 2020/21 league campaigns, the absence of the 35-year-old on Saturday will nevertheless leave Klopp gutted, as the midfielder's versatility and experience would have been invaluable in a fixture against a side as impressive as Chelsea.

Indeed, having been deployed at left-back, right-back, defensive midfield, left-midfield, central midfield and right-midfield during his time at Anfield, Milner is the archetypal utility man who can be deployed to nullify a particularly dangerous opposition player - of which Chelsea have many.

Furthermore, Milner is a player whom Klopp often brings on to see a game out having taken the lead - something that clearly works, considering the £2.7m-rated man's average of 2.12 points per game since his move to Liverpool back in 2015.

However, the German coach will have to make do without the England international against Thomas Tuchel's side on Saturday, a game in which at least one of Liverpool's or Chelsea's 100% record so far in the Premier League will have to give.

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