Sergio Aguero will travel to Barcelona for further examination of a knee injury amid fears the Manchester City striker's season is over.
Aguero hobbled off in the first half of Monday's 5-0 win over Burnley after clutching his left knee both before and after a foul by Ben Mee for which City were awarded a penalty.
After the match, Pep Guardiola voiced his fears that Aguero's campaign may be over, and confirmation from the club that they are sending him to see trusted doctor Ramon Cugat indicates the problem is considered serious.
Cugat, who has known Guardiola since the manager's days at Barcelona, has previously treated City players Kevin De Bruyne and Vincent Kompany among others, while Guardiola himself visited Cugat during his own playing days.
Meanwhile, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said that playing his team's match against City on July 2 at a neutral venue would be a problem for both teams.
A decision on where the match between the Premier League's top two can be played may be made on Thursday, at a meeting of Manchester City Council's safety advisory group.
The game had been on a list of five fixtures which the UK's football policing lead said at the end of last month was set be played at a neutral venue at the request of the local force, as a safety measure amid the pandemic.
Klopp, whose side face Crystal Palace on Wednesday before the encounter with City, admits his preferred option would be to play at the Etihad Stadium, and is confident supporters of both sides would heed the advice to stay away.
"I would prefer it is at Manchester otherwise it would be really difficult to organise it," the German boss said.
"I don't know how it would be, but it would not be in Liverpool so it would mean we both have to go somewhere where we both need a hotel. That is the only issue.
"Apart from that we play where they send us to but I would prefer it in Manchester. But I don't know about the process, I wait until the final information is confirmed whether it is Manchester or not. It would be a challenge for both clubs."
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Player ratings from Everton 0 Liverpool 0
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Jordan Pickford – 6, Everton’s England goalkeeper was only really stretched in injury time at the end of the game, when he tipped over Fabinio’s free kick. PA -
Seamus Coleman - 8, Fine tackle to thwart Joe Gomez at the start of the second half, and coped admirably with the threat of Sadio Mane. AFP -
Mason Holgate - 7, At the heart of the Everton rearguard, and he snubbed out the threat of Liverpool’s forward line well. AP -
Michael Keane - 6, Only really noticeable when he was booked for upending Mane when the Reds forward was on the charge in the first half. AFP -
Lucas Digne - 7, Unlucky to be cautioned for what seemed a neat slide tackle on Mane after the break. EPA -
Anthony Gordon – 6, Not exactly the dream first Premier League start for the 19 year old Liverpudlian, but he did little wrong before being subbed on the hour. PA -
Andre Gomes – 7, It was his excellence that created the chance that eventually led to chances for Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Tom Davies. AP -
Tom Davies - 7, Had the chance to steal it for the home side, but saw his shot deflect off Gomes onto the post. EPA -
Alex Iwobi – 5, Little chance to express himself going forward. Could do with introducing himself to Richarlison, who ignored him when he was well placed in favour of shooting himself. AFP -
Richarlison – 6, A threat up front, but his reckless late foul on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain might have cost his side. EPA -
Dominic Calvert-Lewin – 8, Clever flick brought a fine save from Alisson, and he was industrious throughout. He would have received a rousing ovation had there been a crowd present when he was subbed right before the end. AP -
Gylfi Sigurdsson (sub) - 6, Given 30 minutes, but it didn’t prove enough time for him to make a difference. AFP -
Moise Kean – (sub) NA, just managed to sneak an appearance fee before the final whistle blew. Getty -
Alisson Becker – 7, A mere spectator for 80 minutes, then did everything asked of him to keep out Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison in quick succession – while the post also helped him out. AP -
Trent Alexander-Arnold – 6, Did his best to forge openings, but his imprecision on some crosses and through balls suggested rustiness. EPA -
Joel Matip - 7, Totally unflustered as he works his way back from injury – only to succumb to a new one in the second half. AP -
Virgil van Dijk – 7, Might have been bored by what he was watching for much of it, so little did he have to do, until a late surge by the hosts. PA -
James Milner - 5, Filling in for Andy Robertson at left back, he was booked in the 20th minute for a foul on Richarlison, and exited injured before half time. PA -
Jordan Henderson – 7, Liverpool had 70 per cent of the possession, and it felt like Henderson had most of that, but he struggled to pick a way through the organised ranks of Everton defences. EPA -
Fabinho - 7, Made a loose start, but could have been the hero at the end as his injury-time free-kick brought a fingertip save from Pickford. AFP -
Naby Keita - 7, At the time he was replaced in the second half, the midfielder had arguably been Liverpool’s brightest spark. Fashioned a chance for himself early in the second phase. PA -
Takumi Minamino - 4, Big boots to fill standing in for Mohamed Salah, and the Japanese forward looked overawed by it. Subbed at half time by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. AP -
Roberto Firmino – 5, The Brazilian forward was anonymous, which is perhaps forgivable given the surreal circumstances. EPA -
Sadio Mane – 7, Well shackled by Coleman, and someway short of his best, but it always felt as though he was a threat. AP -
Joe Gomez - (sub) 8, Only the understudy to the understudy, but he played a key role after replacing Milner before half time. First as an attacking weapon down the left flank, and then with an important touch to knock Davies’ shot onto the post. PA -
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - (sub) 7, Introduced at half time, and left it late for his major impact – a run that was unceremoniously ended by Richarlison in a dangerous position. EPA -
Georginio Wijnaldum - (sub) 6, On for Naby Keita, without quite enough time to make an impression -
Divock Origi - (sub) 5, He became the fourth substitute used by Jurgen Klopp, when he came on for Firmino. Only moment of note was when he was booked -
Dejan Lovren, - (sub) 4, Had the unusual honour of becoming Liverpool’s fifth sub. In a competitive game. Which was weird. Had just enough time to give Reds’ fans jitters. AP
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Klopp believes the overwhelming majority of people have shown they can abide by the restrictions imposed to limit the spread of coronavirus.
He also pointed to the fact there had been no issues around the Merseyside derby on Sunday, which was approved to take place at Goodison Park by the safety advisory group for Liverpool City Council.
"Maybe I don't know enough about the history of English football to be concerned about the City game against us but the City stadium is pretty well located to close it down if someone was there close to the stadium, but I don't see that," he said.
"The whole period we are in has shown that the massive majority of people really behaved responsibly and seriously and take this situation as it is: the discipline level is probably as high as never before so I was not worried about that.
"I know football fans since I was five-years-old and 98 per cent of them are completely fine and have the same view on life as I have and love similar things that I do.
"At this moment in time I was not worried about that, but maybe I don't know enough about it when we go there [to City] but Sunday was a good example, 100 per cent."
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is expected to return to the starting line-up to face Palace.
The Egypt international was an unused substitute for the goalless draw with Everton having missed the team's warm-up game the previous week.
