The extent of Fabinho’s injury would be decided on Wednesday morning after the Liverpool player limped off in their Champions League game at Anfield on Tuesday night.

The Reds cruised past FC Midtjylland by 2-0, thanks to Diogo Jota’s tap in and Salah’s spot-kick. The win takes them top of their group with six points but were hit by Fabinho’s injury which forced him off for Williams to take over.

“It’s exactly the last thing we needed. I know he felt a hamstring, and that’s not good. He said he could have played on but no sprints, which doesn’t help,” Klopp said after the game.

“We have to wait for the scan obviously but when someone’s going off with a muscle problem then it’s pretty rare that the doc calls me the next morning and says ‘false alarm, it’s all fine. He can go again’.

“It’s now only about how long, that’s all. Absolutely not cool but that’s the situation.”

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Liverpool’s captain, Jordan Henderson was also subbed for Gini Wijnaldum to begin the second half – he was fouled recklessly by Cajuste but the manager refused to risk versatile man to injury.

“First, Hendo said at half-time he wants to play on. Before the game I’d decided already we have to share it – 45 and 45 – and all the rest would have been ridiculous.

“Hendo said at half-time, ‘No, boss, I can go on’ and then in these moments you have to be strong to yourself because I didn’t want to lose him, actually.

“We made the change, Gini did really well and for both, I think it helped that they played only 45.”

Klopp still could not reveal any hope whether Joel Matip could be available for the game against West Ham United on Saturday.

“I don’t know, we have to see.

“Look, if it would be only one game we play, if it was the last game of the season, I think we could make probably one or the other fit for one game – but we play three days later again and we need players again.

“The players who are now injured, we cannot use them on the first day of being fit again – or not injured anymore. They need a proper build-up for the rest of the season and that’s what we try.

“It is this juggle all the time between the fit players – how much can they play still? – and when we can use the others again?

“We are really interested in that fact so you can imagine we try everything to make everybody fit as quickly as possible.”