FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Liverpool v Crystal Palace - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - September 18, 2021 Liverpool's Alisson during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Peter Powell
(Reuters) - Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson and midfielder Fabinho will miss Saturday's match against Watford after playing for Brazil on Thursday and will instead fly to Madrid for their midweek Champions League game, manager Juergen Klopp said.
The duo were in the Brazil squad that beat Uruguay 4-1 in their World Cup qualifier, but Klopp said Liverpool's early kickoff meant it made no sense to involve them on Saturday with a Champions League group game against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.
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