The Liverpool XI that can strike fear into Arsenal with injuries not as bad as feared

It would have been a particularly bad time to get so many injuries with the Reds taking on the league's form team in Arsenal on Saturday, which is LIVE and EXCLUSIVE on talkSPORT.

However, this crisis has been somewhat averted with the knocks sustained by some players not thought to be as bad as first feared.

Jurgen Klopp confirmed that Sadio Mane, who suffered a bruised rib while playing for Senegal, is fit to play.

Meanwhile Jordan Henderson and Andy Robertson, who picked up injuries with England and Scotland respectively, are in contention to play.

"Robbo was lucky, we can probably say," Klopp told Liverpool's website.

"It was a little bit DOMS [delayed onset muscle soreness], the intensity of all the games he played probably, rather than anything else.

"He was smart enough to [make] the right decision, he went off early, which he usually is not doing but in this case it was absolutely right, and so there's a good chance that he can be involved at the weekend.

"Hendo, a little bit more [injured] than Robbo, but a chance for the weekend so we are working on that.

"It's not a serious injury but in this short period of time we have to see if he is ready for Saturday, but after that, 100 per cent, and possibly for Arsenal as well."

"Sadio is fine - painful but fine," added Klopp.

"Everybody who had a rib bruise knows it's an annoying thing. But Sadio trained here with us now in all sessions."

The only confirmed absentees are Roberto Firmino, James Milner, Naby Keita, Curtis Jones and Joe Gomez.

talkSPORT.com takes a look at how Liverpool could line up in light of these latest injury boosts.