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Jurgen Klopp's striker crisis has deepened after Christian Benteke was ruled out of Liverpool's Capital One Cup tie with Bournemouth at Anfield on Wednesday night with a knee injury.

The Belgium international won't feature against the Cherries after complaining of discomfort in the wake of Sunday's 1-1 home draw with Southampton.

Benteke was sent for a scan amid concerns he had damaged medial ligaments. However, the Reds have eased fears that the £32.5million frontman is facing another lengthy spell on the sidelines.

Liverpool insist the injury is only minor and have yet to rule him out of Saturday's crunch Premier League clash with Chelsea. He will be monitored daily ahead of the trip to Stamford Bridge.

Benteke only returned to action against Rubin Kazan in the Europa League last week after a month on the sidelines with a hamstring strain.

He made a big impression after coming off the bench against Southampton last weekend when he emphatically headed home his third goal in eight appearances for the Reds.

Benteke's absence is a major blow for Kopp and it means that Divock Origi is the club's only fit senior striker for the cup clash with Eddie Howe's Bournemouth.

Daniel Sturridge is still hampered by the knee injury which has kept him out of the past three matches, while Danny Ings is out for up to six months after undergoing surgery last week on his damaged anterior cruciate ligament.

Aside from Origi, Klopp could turn to Roberto Firmino or rookie Jerome Sinclair to play up front as he looks to negotiate Liverpool's passage into the quarter-finals.