Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has officially ruled Xherdan Shaqiri out of Sunday’s Merseyside Derby.
The Swiss forward was on the scoresheet in the reverse Premier League fixture against Everton as he scored the second goal in a 5-2 win at Anfield, however, he is not going to be available for selection for the game at Goodison Park.
As reported by the Liverpool Echo, Klopp has said that whilst Shaqiri has gotten over his calf injury, he is not ready in terms of fitness to take part in the game, but he shouldn’t be out for too long.
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Given that he only made one appearance in 2020 before the lockdown, it’s safe to assume that Shaqiri wouldn’t have started the Derby, but with more substitutes allowed in the match day squad, he likely would have been on the bench and with Klopp being able to bring on five players, he may well have called upon the Swiss forward at Goodison.
However, that won’t be the case now and in truth, Liverpool have more than enough in terms of attacking options to cover for the loss of Shaqiri, so his absence shouldn’t be felt too much.
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