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Liverpool are facing a growing injury crisis after Gini Wijnaldum was ruled out of Saturday's trip to West Ham.

The Dutch midfielder sustained an ankle injury early in the first half of the 3-0 win over Maribor following a tussle with Marwan Kabha - and despite his efforts to play on, hobbled off after 17 minutes.

Jurgen Klopp is already without Sadio Mane and Adam Lallana for the trip to the London Stadium, with the prognosis not positive on Philippe Coutinho either, who has now missed the Reds' past two games.

The German coach now faces the prospect of another of his attacking stars on the sideline, with Wijnaldum set for a scan on the ankle tomorrow.

“No one spoke to me so far, at half time the ankle was already swollen,” Klopp said. “It is probably not a good sign.

“We saw a kick in the game, we didn't think it was too serious, we were not sure if it was swollen or if he twisted it.

“For sure we have to make a scan.”

On Coutinho, who last featured in Liverpool's 4-1 defeat at Tottenham 10 days ago, Klopp added: “I don't think Phil will be able to play, with Dejan (Lovren) it's different, it's not the same problem as Phil had.

“Gini is out, maybe there will be some wonder with Phil, but I don't think at the moment that he can play.”

Wijnaldum's absence could allow Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to make his first Premier League start for the club since his £35million summer move.

The former Arsenal man enjoyed his first 90 minutes at Anfield against Maribor and was one of the better performers, with Klopp impressed with his evening's work.

(Image: Peter Byrne/PA Wire)

“If he starts a Champions League game, he is not far from starting a Premier League game, no?” Klopp said.

“He was good, he offered a lot, I loved his counter pressing situations. I'm not sure he did this a lot of times in his life already so it was really nice to see.

“Four players with speed is not too easy in a game like this (with little space). I saw a lot of good things, I was fine with the performance.”