Surprise at Anfield, Klopp's tough decision ahead of Saint Gilloise game

It may be just another day at the office, but behind it there is a clear message: there is an indispensable, really permanent, for Jurgen Klopp. This is Luis Diaz, who remains firm despite Liverpool's intention to rotate this Thursday in the match against Union Saint-Gilloise that closes the Group E. The good news is that they have qualified for the last 16, are top of the group and now have two games in hand to avoid a play-off with the Champions League sides and that, in such a tough schedule, is a relief.

Liverpool travelled without Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah and with a roster for plenty of minutes: Gomez, Endo, Konate, Szoboszlai, Nunez, Jones, Gakpo, Elliott, Tsimikas, Gravenberch, Chambers, Pitaluga, Scanlon, Gordon, Doak, McConnell, Kelleher, Koumas, Quansah, Hill, Bradley, Mrozek and Diaz, of course.

Red's job is done. Now we just have to hope for a bit of luck to find the easiest opponent among Galatasaray, Lente RC, Braga, Benfica or Feyenoord. Just in case of an emergency, Diaz will be there. He is a kind of insurance for Klopp. Liverpool, having already secured their place in the next round of the UEL, come into this game with a lot of air in the shirt after what was the Premier League leadership the previous weekend, Jürgen Klopp's side beat Crystal Palace and took advantage of Arsenal's slip against Aston Villa to go top of the table alone.

Klopp's tough decision

The Belgian side are coming into the game on the back of three straight wins and will be without midfielder Charles Vanhoutte, who is serving a yellow card suspension. Liverpool's medical department is still missing Joel Matip, Diogo Jota, Andrew Robertson, Thiago Alcantara and Stefan Bajcetic. When Liverpool hosted Union SG on matchday two of the group stage, the Reds won 2-0, with Luis Diaz coming on in the second half.