Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool may have to explore the January transfer market due to Danny Ings' injury setback and Sadio Mane's international commitments.

Mane is scheduled to be involved in Senegal’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign in January.

Klopp admitted a replacement for Ings was needed.

“Yes, we watch the market all the time and we need to be prepared for different situations and one of them is injuries. The Africa Cup of Nations we already knew about so we don’t need to be influenced or surprised about that but it could be a moment when we approach the market.

“It’s not about how many strikers. Three strikers is enough, I think, but when Sadio is away we will be without a winger. We do not have many wingers, I would say. Roberto Firmino could play as a kind of a winger which would then give us just two strikers. That’s how it is. But it is a long way to go until January and that month is busy. If we can go to the semi-final of League Cup [Liverpool are at home to Leeds United in the quarter-finals] it could be the busiest month of the year. We need to be prepared for this for sure.”