Jurgen Klopp makes Luis Diaz selection hint as Liverpool gear up for Leeds clash

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has dropped a major selection hint over Luis Diaz ahead of Monday's Premier League match against Leeds United.

Liverpool travel to Elland Road with their European hopes hanging by a thread.

The Reds are currently eighth in the Premier League, 12 points off the top four – albeit having played one game less than fourth-placed Newcastle.

Anything other than a victory in Yorkshire will almost certainly end their slim hopes of Champions League football next season.

They will come up against a Leeds side determined to bounce back from a 5-1 defeat to Crystal Palace last time out.

Javi Gracia's side are now 16th, just two points above the relegation places, and will be desperate for another positive result against Liverpool, having won 2-1 in the reverse fixture at Anfield earlier this season.

Liverpool are set to welcome back winger Luis Diaz, who has not featured for the senior team since October because a knee injury.

While he is unlikely to start Diaz, Klopp has hinted the Colombian could feature in the match after confirming he would be part of the matchday squad.

Klopp makes Diaz selection hint

When asked if Diaz is ready to play, Klopp said: "Yeah, he's 100 per cent ready in training so that's it now.

"He is now completely normal in training and now we have to reintegrate him. He will be in the squad, if nothing happens Luis will be in the squad and from there we go. That’s it.

"He was out for a long time, it was not his season so far. Last week we played against Arsenal, the game before against Arsenal, the away game, was the game he got injured so a long time ago.

"Then one session in Dubai, out again, and now being back it's really a long time.

"But it's absolutely fine – he didn't lose his skills, that's good, but how I said we have to see how step by step we can bring him back into the team."