NewsJürgen Klopp on Cody Gakpo absence against Everton
Jürgen Klopp has explained the reason behind Cody Gakpo's absence for Liverpool's Premier League fixture against Everton.
The Reds take on their city rivals in the 244th Merseyside derby at Goodison Park tonight, with the No.18 missing from the matchday squad as part of six changes made by Klopp.
Ahead of the contest, the boss told Sky Sports: "Not only [to keep things fresh], two of them are not available tonight.
"Diogo [Jota] is injured and Cody probably has the best excuse of all! Timing is not great, but much more important, right now they [Gakpo and his partner] are expecting a baby; now, maybe!
"So, these are two changes we had to make. And then [in] midfield [it] makes sense, the boys played together before. We need fresh legs today as much as we can. Ibou coming back, I don't know who else, I don't think it's too many besides that.
"We meet a good team, we have a good team and now we have to play good football."
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