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- Injury also set to rule out Roberto Firmino at Wembley
- Klopp confirms Caoimhín Kelleher will start in place of Allison
Liverpool will give Diogo Jota every opportunity to prove his fitness for Sunday’s Carabao Cup final but are resigned to being without Roberto Firmino against Chelsea.
Jota and Firmino have missed Liverpool’s past two games as a result of ankle ligament and adductor injuries respectively and the Brazil international has not recovered for the club’s first Wembley final since 2016. The Portugal international, instrumental in Liverpool’s run to the final, faces “a challenge” to be fit, according to the assistant manager, Pepijn Lijnders, although his rehabilitation work will continue in the buildup. A forward line of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mané and the new signing Luis Díaz has scored nine goals in the two games without their fellow forwards.
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