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With 35 games already so far this season, it has been an energy-sapping and arduous campaign for Liverpool across all fronts.

Jurgen Klopp has managed to juggle his resources expertly, however, keeping his team at the top of the Premier League while also ensuring progress to the last 16 of the Champions League.

A first-ever Club World Cup was also stashed away into the Anfield trophy cabinet in December, four months after the Super Cup was won in Turkey.

The price of Liverpool's ongoing success, it appears, is more games for them to play. Their Community Shield, Super Cup and Club World Cup commitments added four fixtures to a schedule that was already bursting at the seams.

As a result, injuries have hit the Reds hard; only Watford, Bournemouth, Aston Villa and Newcastle have more in the Premier League at present.

Klopp, however, has refused to use that as mitigation or excuse. Instead, the Liverpool boss has managed his options masterfully to keep his team on track for what is promising to be a season to remember for Reds supporters.

It hasn't been easy, though. Despite what rivals supporters may claim, Liverpool have not been without a string of setbacks this term.

Far from the plain sailing it has been painted as, by some, the issues have presented themselves from day one this term for Klopp and backroom staff.

The treatment room has been a busy one at times this term.

Alisson

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Brazil international goalkeeper pulled up less than 40 minutes into the current Premier League season after suffering a calf injury in the first half of the 4-1 win over Norwich City on August 9.

Alisson was replaced by Adrian for his Liverpool debut and the £65million shot-stopper missed 11 games in total as the Reds were forced to do without the current Golden Glove holder.

The former Roma keeper returned for the 1-1 draw at Manchester United, missing two months and 11 days in total for Liverpool. Games missed:11

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

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Oxlade-Chamberlain's injury problems have been well documented during his time at Anfied. A serious - and career-threatening - knee problem left him sidelined for a year between April 2018 and '19, but that isn't where his injury lay-offs ended at Anfield.

A head injury in training forced him to miss the visit from Leicester City before an awkward fall in Qatar during the Club World Cup final against Flamengo left him sidelined for three important fixtures over the Christmas and New Year period.

He made his comeback as a second-half substitute against Everton earlier this month. Games missed:4

Fabinho

Perhaps the most obvious injury absence, defensive midfielder Fabinho missed the entire December programme before returning to training earlier this week.

The Brazil international suffered ankle ligament damage after an awkward tangle with Napoli's Hirving Lozano at Anfield on November 27.

As a result, Fabinho sat out the entirety of a jam-packed December period as he worked his way back to fitness with a specially-tailored training programme at Melwood.

He stayed behind at the West Derby complex as the Reds flew to Qatar for the Club World Cup after initially being left in a protective boot and on crutches. Now back in training, he will come into contention for the upcoming games. Games missed (so far): 13

James Milner

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No return date has been placed on Milner's absence after he suffered a muscle injury in the 1-0 win over Everton in the FA Cup earlier this month.

An already young Reds side were left without their captain early on when the midfielder succumbed to the problem after a sapping December period.

Milner, who was operating at left-back, was forced off for 19-year-old Yasser Larouci to bring the average age down considerably for the game against a virtually full-strength Everton.

Milner has only sat out the one game so far, but that is expected to continue when Manchester United visit this weekend. Games missed (so far): 1

Naby Keita

Keita has been dogged by a string of setbacks during his 18 months or so far at Liverpool.

An open training session in Istanbul ahead of the UEFA Super Cup saw the Guinea international withdraw early with a muscle problem. That issue would see Keita out for around five weeks before he was given his first start of the season at MK Dons in the Carabao Cup in September.

Keita was arguably in the form of his Anfield career when he pulled out again in the warm up ahead of the visit from Sheffield United on January 2. The £52million midfielder hasn't featured since. Games missed (so far): 10

Dejan Lovren

Lovren is another whose injury issues have never been too far from the surface.

The Croatian centre-back was forced off in the first half of the 3-0 win over Bournemouth after picking up a hamstring problem before he was considered fit enough to start the next game at Red Bull Salzburg.

However, the 30-year-old was withdrawn for Joe Gomez less than 10 minutes into the second half after a re-occurrence of that problem. Lovren hasn't featured since. Games missed (so far): 9

Virgil van Dijk

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Even the seemingly impervious Van Dijk has missed some football for the Reds this term.

An ever-present in the Premier League and Champions League, the £75million Ballon d'Or runner-up did miss the semi-final of the Club World Cup through illness.

With Joel Matip and Dejan Lovren both already out, Jurgen Klopp was forced to name Jordan Henderson as a makeshift centre-back alongside Joe Gomez. Games missed: 1

Mohamed Salah

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A shocking tackle from Leicester City's Hamza Choudhury at Anfield on October 5 forced Salah into a careful management of an ankle problem over the following weeks.

The issue kept him away from international duty with Egypt before he sat out the visit to Old Trafford on October 20.

Perhaps Liverpool's Premier League record would stand at a perfect 21 wins had the 'Egyptian King' been in their ranks that day?

Over the next few weeks, Salah's game-time and training regimes were chosen with consideration, but fortunately, it was just the one game he missed for the Reds. Games missed: 1

Xherdan Shaqiri

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A calf injury for Shaqiri left him on the shelf for over two months earlier this season. After appearing on the substitutes' bench for the 2-1 win at Chelsea on September 22, Shaqiri was then absent until the visit from Napoli on November 27.

That 12-game run left the Reds without any natural cover in the front three beyond Divock Origi.

Another knock caused Shaqiri to miss the recent run of games against Wolves, Sheffield United and Everton before he appeared as a second-half substitute in Saturday's 1-0 win over Tottenham. Games missed: 15

Joel Matip

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After wrestling possession of the first-choice centre-back shirt alongside Virgil van Dijk impressively at the turn of 2019, Matip suffered a knee injury and hasn't played since the 1-1 draw at United on October 20.

In total, the Cameroon defender has missed 21 games but is back in training and could finally come into contention for the weekend's visit from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men - even if an appearance is almost certain to come on the bench. Games missed: 21

Rhian Brewster

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Brewster was a certainty to be one of the leaders of a young Liverpool team that made the trip to Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup last month.

It eventually turned out to be the youngest senior Liverpool side in history for the 5-0 defeat.

But Brewster was forced to sit it out with a problem, leaving the Reds short of firepower for what was already a huge uphill battle.

He returned to the squad for the recent meeting with Everton, appearing as a second-half substitute before completing a loan move to Swansea. Games missed: 4

Nathaniel Clyne

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Right-back Clyne hasn't featured all season since picking up an ACL injury in pre-season.

Liverpool, as a result, have been left without any senior and specialist cover for Trent Alexander-Arnold. Games missed (so far): 35