Jürgen Klopp has confirmed Joel Matip was taken off at half-time on Thursday night as a precaution.
The centre-back was replaced by Ibrahima Konate during the interval of the 2-0 Carabao Cup win over Arsenal that saw Liverpool reach the final.
Asked whether Matip’s withdrawal was tactical or a fitness issue, Klopp said at Friday’s pre-match press conference: “No, Joel was not tactical. My God, how good was Joel.
“We thought something is not 100 per cent right and you can change five times, it’s not a situation where you ask, ‘What [can we do?]’ – we had Ibou and Joe on the bench, so we just changed.