According to the Athletic, Liverpool have created a three-man center-back shortlist to fill the gap at the club following injuries to Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez as well as Joel Matip. The Reds have suffered blow after blow after blow this season which has seen them field a make-shift back-line.

After parting ways with experienced coach Steve Coppell ahead of the new season, Jamshedpur FC would also be without midfielder Tim Cahill in their opening game. The club takes on veterans Mumbai FC and last season’s runner-up Bengaluru FC in their opening two games.

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry will be at the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium, Kolkata, on October 25 to watch the ISL clash between Atletico de Kolkata (ATK) and Mumbai City FC. Previously, another Gunners legend Robert Pires had featured for FC Goa in the inaugural edition of ISL in 2014.