Pep Lijnders rules 3 players out of EFL Cup tie with Arsenal, provides update on Oxlade-Chamberlain’s recovery

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Pep Lijnders rules 3 players out of EFL Cup tie with Arsenal, provides update on Oxlade-Chamberlain’s recovery

"Jordan, we will reevaluate on Friday after this game to see if he can be ready for Aston Villa," Jurgen Klopp's assistant Pep Lijnders told the pre-Arsenal presser on Wednesday.

"Joel is the same as what I said last week, he will be ready [after] the international break and use the time to prepare the Everton game.

"We have Kostas, who after the Lincoln game had a thigh problem. We thought it would settle, it didn’t, so he will need more time. He will not be involved on Thursday and also not on Sunday."

Liverpool host the Gunners in the fourth round of the EFL Cup on Thursday. The Reds beat Mikel Arteta's men 3-1 in the Premier League on Monday.

"Ox is progressing well," Lijnders added on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s recovery from a knee injury. "He’s in a good way and it’s really important for him that this first phase goes smooth. But, of course, that takes a much longer time."

Klopp's side travel to Birmingham on Sunday to take on Aston Villa in the PL gameweek 4.

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