Robert Firmino and Dejan Lovren did not train at Melwood on Monday ahead of Liverpool's Champions League last-16 date with Bayern Munich on Tuesday night.
According to reports gathered, He is suffering from a virus.
Defender Lovren hasn't featured for Jurgen Klopp's side since suffering a hamstring injury during their FA Cup third round defeat to Wolves on January 7.
The Croat did not travel with Liverpool to their warm weather training camp in Marbella last week.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Mohamed Salah in training at Melwood on Monday afternoon
Also, Virgil van Dijk is suspended with Joe Gomez already sidelined long-term with a fractured leg.
Speaking in his pre-game press conference earlier on Monday, Klopp confirmed that Lovren will need to be assessed ahead of the Bayern match.
Klopp said of his injury list: 'We have yet to see. Shaq (Xherdan Shaqiri), yesterday he had a training session but we have to see how he reacted today, that was the plan for today, being in proper training. It's good having another option. Shaqiri trained yesterday and looked very good.'
On Fabinho playing as a centre-back with Joel Matip in the absence of Lovren, Van Dijk and Gomez, Klopp said: 'In the Champions League, against Bayern Munich, it's not an easy job but we don't want our last guy alone defending against (Bayern). It depends on how we defend in general and that's it.
'There will be a lot of moments where we have to defend and we've worked on that.'
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