Liverpool legend Mark Lawrenson fears Jurgen Klopp's squad lacks depth to sustain a double push.

He believes the concentration of injuries in defensive positions is hampering the team's Premier League title challenge.

“Liverpool's biggest problem at the moment is that they are a bit thin on the ground, numbers-wise, especially at the back," he told the BBC.

“It wouldn't be too bad if they had only lost one defender, one midfielder and one attacker, but they are all in the same sort of department.

“Even Jordan Henderson and Georginio Wijnaldum, who are both injury doubts for this game, are more defensive-minded midfielders, rather than attacking.

“So Jurgen Klopp has lost that shield a little bit and even Virgil van Dijk has started to look a little bit ordinary because there are so many different people around him."