Andoni Iraola clears up if Jeremy Jacquet will play for Liverpool v Man City after confirming two injuries

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Liverpool will be without both Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo for Sunday’s match against Manchester City after Andoni Iraola ruled both players out.The pair returned early from international duty, and though there had been hope that they might be ready in time to face City, Iraola has confirmed that neither will play.There had been worry over centre-back Jeremy Jacquet as well, but the Liverpool head coach thankfully said that the Frenchman had been passed fit ahead of the match. Asked about the 21-year-old during Friday’s press conference, Iraola also praised his contribution, before confirming that he is fine for Sunday.“He’s fit, he’s ready to go,” the Spaniard said.

“He should be fine. We need to get through tomorrow, but he’s fine.”Unfortunately, the same is not true of Isak or Gakpo, who Iraola ruled out and did not give a clear timeframe on when they will return.“Alexander Isak and Cddy Gakpo will not play the game, they are not ready,” he said.

“Unfortunately for us they both got injuries during the international break.”READ MORE: Jamie Carragher decides who is now favourite to win when Liverpool face Manchester City at Anfield“We’ve been unlucky with Alex and Cody, both of them are injured and they are not going to be involved on Sunday.”Asked when he is expecting to have both players available, Iraola insisted that the problems do not look like long-term issues, but are bad enough to make them impossible to be considered for the weekend. “Cody has an ankle injury, he has had some before in his career and it’s a matter of him dealing with the pain.