“I like the competition… “[but] the African Cup of Nations going back to January is, for us, a catastrophe”, stated Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp regarding the upcoming AFCON in Cameroon. With his two star forwards Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah set to take part as well as midfielder Naby Keita, Liverpool could be without each player for up to eight games due to their absences. The Mirror has more on how Klopp will attempt to reduce the impact of their absences by coming to an agreement with their national teams to have the players leave later.