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Emre Can is set to miss Liverpool’s trip to Middlesbrough with a knee problem.

The German international suffered the injury in a training ground collision with teammate Divock Origi last week, and was forced to sit out Sunday's draw with West Ham on Sunday.

He is not expected to be available for Wednesday’s Premier League clash at the Riverside Stadium, though Jurgen Klopp is hopeful Can will be fit enough to return for next Monday’s Merseyside derby with Everton.

Speaking at his pre-Boro press conference on Monday afternoon, Klopp said: “Emre was injured in a challenge with Divock in training. Knee on knee.

“They both trained for the rest of the session, but Emre was in more pain afterwards. I never heard of this ligament, but he’s hurt it.

“He’s in doubt for Wednesday, but I think Everton he will be back. It’s painful, but not much more.”

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Klopp will also check on the fitness of defender Dejan Lovren, who was forced off at half time against West Ham with a tight hamstring.

“Hopefully it is just cramp,” Klopp said. “I don’t know more. He wanted to play on, but it is not about what he wants, it’s about what he can do. And we made the decision together to take him off.”

Klopp admitted his squad has been stretched by recent injuries. In addition to Can and Lovren, the Reds are without Philippe Coutinho, Daniel Sturridge and Danny Ings at present, while Marko Grujic has been unable to feature in recent weeks due to a tendon issue.

“Marko has an injury where the tendon goes over the muscle,” Klopp said. “It’s an injury, a little one, he’s already on the way back.

“He trained normal and then afterwards he felt a bit, and has not been able to train since.”

Klopp was asked whether injury issues, and in particular his concern at a lack of attacking options in reserve at the moment, may necessitate a move into the January transfer market.

His response was: “That’s another question where to answer it will not help us. You are all obsessed by this.

“If you look at our bench yesterday, we were very experienced in defence, not so much in offence. If it stays like this then we will have open eyes.

“We are always looking, we always work hard on this part of the business. Nothing else.”