Five-man injury update for relegation-threatened Leicester ahead of crunch match with Liverpool

Liverpool still have their eyes firmly set on an unlikely top-four finish but, whilst this still may remain a possibility, our game against Leicester City may have more of an impact on the final Premier League standings than anything we can do for ourselves.

The relegation-threatened Foxes are hosting the Reds with some fitness issues though, as reported on liverpoolfc.com: ‘Leicester’s Ricardo Pereira has returned to full training following a hamstring issue, while Kelechi Iheanacho remains sidelined with a groin injury…

‘Ryan Bertrand, James Justin and Jannik Vestergaard are long-term absentees’.

It seems then that a maximum of five men could be missing the game, with a late decision having to be made on whether Ricardo Pereira is fit enough to feature in any way after a spell on the sidelines.

This means that Dean Smith will have much of the same squad to select from as he did when he saw his side fall to a 5-3 defeat at the hands of Fulham, a result which greatly affected the confidence within his camp.

This means then that the Reds have a huge chance of bolstering our hopes of a strong end to the season but also the chances of Everton remaining in the division, should we get a result against a relegation rival.

Any result from the match will greater affect the bottom of the table, rather than changing too much nearer the top and so there’ll be a lot of eyes fixed on the events at the King Power Stadium.