Lallana remains a doubt for Reds

Adam Lallana remains a doubt for Liverpool's Premier League fixture against Southampton.

Lallana was forced from the field during the first half of England's 2-2 draw with Spain at Wembley on Tuesday night after picking up a knock in a challenge by Thiago Alcantara.

He will undergo a scan to determine the extent of the injury and manager Jurgen Klopp admits he could be forced to miss the trip to St Mary's.

"I would say 95 per cent is good news, but with Adam we don’t know yet exactly," Klopp told his pre-match press conference on Thursday.

"Of course, nobody comes off the pitch when they don’t feel anything and I’ve spoken to him already, he felt [something] but we couldn’t do a scan until now, so we have to wait for this. As you can imagine, it will be close. The time until Southampton is short, so I don’t know. Hopefully it is not too serious, but we have to wait."

Meanwhile, Klopp is reluctant to rush Joe Gomez's return from a long-term injury.

Gomez tore his anterior cruciate ligament injury just days after Klopp took charge before he was diagnosed with tendinopathy in his Achilles as he was closing in on a return to action.

The 19-year-old stepped up his rehabilitation when he played 45 minutes of a behind-closed-doors friendly with Accrington Stanley at Melwood on Sunday but Klopp will take his time before bringing him back into the first team.

“[He's] good, but there’s absolutely no rush in it and we should stay cool. I’m really happy to have him back, it was the first time that I really saw him in a match live," Klopp added.

“It was not the most difficult game for a centre-half, I would say, but he did well. His training is good and now he can start working on the tactical things. For this, he will have match time. I don’t know when exactly we will start this, we have to be very, very sensitive with all the things and all the signs.

“It was a long time he was out. Obviously, as you can see, he is a really physical talent and body-wise he is really in good shape, but we want him for the long term and so the education starts now.”

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