Liverpool’s Premier League fixtures against Manchester United and Arsenal are sandwiched between a Carabao Cup quarter-final match against West Ham United at Anfield on Wednesday evening. Jürgen Klopp has some difficult selection decisions.

Logic says that a game in the least significant of the four competitions in which the Reds are competing is a good time to rest some players. However, with the club’s injury crisis apparently deteriorating with each game, Klopp’s pool of rotation alternatives continues to dwindle.

As is traditional before Carabao Cup matches, assistant manager Pep Lijnders led the pre-match press conference. He stated that Ben Doak needs surgery after tearing his lateral meniscus, which is a huge shame for the teenager who would have undoubtedly received opportunities to play next month when Mohamed Salah is away at the Africa Cup of Nations. Doak would have been in the squad for West Ham’s visit as well.

Better news came in the form of Ryan Gravenberch, who was forced to leave the encounter against Manchester United early. “It was only DOMS, so he’s fatigued, extra fatigue it means,” Lijnders explained. “So, we must proceed with caution, but I believe he can train today.” That is quite encouraging news.”

However, Liverpool was already missing six players before its last match, and there is no indication that any of the absent individuals will return before the new year at the earliest. This contrasts sharply with West Ham’s depleted roster for Wednesday, who (according to Premier Injuries) should only be missing Michail Antonio.

We offer you the complete list of players available to the manager as the Reds aim to reach the Carabao Cup semi-finals. When the clubs met in September, West Ham proved to be a difficult opponent, and they will be again.

Goalkeepers: Alisson Becker, Caoimhín Kelleher, Adrián.

Defenders: Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konaté, Joe Gomez, Jarell Quansah, Kostas Tsimikas, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Luke Chambers, Conor Bradley.

Midfielders: Dominik Szoboszlai, Wataru Endō, Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott,

Forwards: Luis Díaz, Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, Darwin Núñez, Kaide Gordon.

Players who are injured: Thiago Alcântara, Stefan Bajčetić, Ben Doak, Diogo Jota, Alexis Mac Allister, Joël Matip, Andy Robertson.

Players who are doubtful: Ryan Gravenberch.