Jurgen Klopp has revealed Diogo Jota suffered a twisted ankle in the 2-0 win over Inter Milan and will be further assessed on Thursday.
Late goals from Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah secured a fourth successive European away win for the first time since 2006 but this was by far the scrappiest.
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Salah had already scored in the San Siro against AC Milan in December and an eighth successive European away match with a goal took his tally to 10 in his last 12 Champions League appearances.
The one downside to the evening was the withdrawal of Diogo Jota at half-time with an ankle injury, although that did allow for the introduction of Firmino.
“I don’t know. (It’s a) twisted ankle, swollen. It’s not a good sign but we have to see,” he added.
“We will check it early tomorrow and we need further assessment but we have to see.”
New signing Luis Diaz impressed once again when he came off the bench and may be needed should Jota not be fit for the return leg in three weeks time.
Either way, Klopp insists he and his team will be taking nothing for granted.
“It’s half-time, nothing else. It will be a tricky one and we have to be ready for that,” said Klopp.
“They played good, they played differently, but they are really good and that’s why it is half-time, 2-0.
“If it is a proper half-time, Like today, if it was 2-0 at half-time I don’t tell my boys ‘Job done, put your legs on the table’.
“It is a tricky result so why should we think about it now.”
Klopp also praised his defence for the way they kept a clean sheet, their sixth in eight matches.
“We defended really well, the way you have to defend. We like to win the ball early but sometimes it is not possible,” he said.
“You have to defend with passion, organisation helps as well. Defensively it was a really strong performance but it would be silly if we didn’t defend well as it means a lot to us this competition and we invested a lot.”
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