Jose Mourinho did his best to play down Liverpool's injury crisis before Tottenham made the trip to Anfield for their top of the table showdown on Wednesday.
After listing nine of Liverpool 's senior players who he expected to come up against, the Spurs boss eventually conceded the 10th, Virgil van Dijk, would be a big loss to Liverpool.
One man Mourinho failed to mention, though, was Liverpool's latest unlikely hero, Curtis Jones. Jurgen Klopp has been forced to juggle his squad relentlessly to keep his side on track so far this season.
And were it not for Liverpool's rotten luck with injuries, Jones may well still be playing no more than a bit-part role. Yet not only has the 19-year-old stepped in for the likes of Naby Keita, Alex
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