Liverpool could be without five players against Man Utd as Reds face growing injury crisis

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Liverpool could go into the match against United with a heavily depleted squad. His absence would be a major blow for Liverpool in spite of his patchy form so far this season.Ryan Gravenberch stepped in at centre-back when Konate was substituted last weekend, but Slot may not have that option if the former remains sidelined.That's because Gravenberch was replaced at half-time during the Netherlands' recent World Cup qualifying win over Finland, fuelling speculation that he could be sidelined against United.Speaking afterwards, Dutch boss Ronald Koeman said: "Ryan indicated he had some minor hamstring problems.

He is expected to be sidelined for the rest of the season.There are also concerns about Waturu Endo's fitness after he was a last-minute withdrawal from the Japan squad due to an undisclosed injury.Japan boss Moriyasu Hajime explained: "I was thinking about whether to call him up until the very last minute. Asking him to come from Europe again would be a burden for him, so I thought that the current number would be enough."Liverpool will head into the United match as favourites to win despite losing their last three matches in all competitions.They were beaten by Crystal Palace in dramatic fashion before losing to Galatasaray in the Champions League and shipping another late winner against Chelsea before the international break.

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