Arne Slot will be forced to go into this weekend's clash with Manchester City without a number of key players who are sidelined with injury. Despite hopes that the March international break would afford his players a little more time to recuperate, Saturday's FA Cup clash has come a little too soon for a number to feature.

It looks to be an increasingly busy month for Liverpool, who have to juggle FA Cup, Premier League and Champions League duties for as long as they remain in said competitions. Following Saturday's FA Cup tie, Liverpool head to the Parc des Princes to battle PSG in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the UCL.

They then return to Anfield three days later to play host to Fulham in the Premier League. It's no secret that the Reds are feeling the strain of an already jam-packed calendar across England and Europe, hampered further by qualifiers and friendlies ahead of this summer's World Cup in North America.

With a number of key players still out of action through injury as the season settles into one...