Liverpool vs Cardiff City - Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita sidelined for Cardiff clash

Naby Keita has joined fellow midfielder Jordan Henderson in being ruled out of Liverpool’s Premier League clash with Cardiff on Saturday.

Boss Jurgen Klopp has revealed Keita will sit things out for a third successive match in all competitions due to the hamstring injury he sustained on international duty with Guinea.

Klopp had already said earlier in the week that Henderson, who has a hamstring issue of his own, would miss the match against the Bluebirds.

Cardiff pair Harry Arter and Josh Murphy are fitness doubts for the trip.

Arter suffered an ankle injury during last weekend’s 4-2 win over Fulham, while top scorer Murphy picked up a knock in training this week.

Gary Madine could return to the squad after a virus, but Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (knee), Lee Peltier (shoulder) and Danny Ward (knee) remain sidelined as Joe Ralls serves the second game of a three-match ban.