Klopp on Matip, Alisson and Macallister fitness for Palace clash

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp on the fitness of Alisson, Joel Matip and Alexis Macallister ahead of their game with Crystal Palace

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00:00 If we get an injury update on Alexis McAllister, will he be available?

00:03 And how is Alisson coming along as well?

00:06 Alisson looks good, but I don't know if he's good enough for tomorrow,

00:12 we'll have to check that with the coaches in the medical department,

00:15 and with Ali, of course.

00:17 Maka doesn't look good, so...

00:25 We'll have to see day by day, but they were pretty hopeful after the game,

00:31 "We're not that serious", it's not that serious, but in that period of the year...

00:36 If you're out for five days it's 12 games pretty much,

00:39 so we have to wait there.

00:42 How he shows up here today, I don't expect him to be ready for tomorrow,

00:48 I don't know about Thursday or Sunday after that,

00:51 it's pretty much a stop and go, we'll have to see.

00:56 Just to check, is Ali in normal training yet?

00:59 Yes, yesterday he trained normally.

01:03 Just wondered as well, Jürgen, what's the plan for Joel Matip?

01:06 Obviously it's a long-term injury that could potentially end his season as well,

01:10 but the complication there is that...

01:11 With the contract, yeah.

01:13 It would be a real shame if that was his last action for the club.

01:15 Yeah, it's true.

01:17 I'm pretty sure the club will show their class, just how they should do it.

01:23 I'm pretty sure the club told Joel already that whatever happens,

01:31 as long as he's injured everything is fine,

01:33 and now we have to make a decision together with Joel how it looks after that.

01:36 But that's a normal thing to do, but yes, he deserves all the support from us,

01:41 and he will get it.

01:42 So there's potential for a new contract for him?

01:45 I would say so, but it's not my decision in the end. I cannot sign the papers.