Liverpool great Sir Kenny Dalglish is confident manager Jurgen Klopp will find a solution to their defensive injury crisis.
The Reds are in the midst of a defensive injury crisis with first-choice centre-backs Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez ruled out for many months with serious knee injuries.
Dalglish told Liverpool Echo: "I'm trusting the manager to make the right decision - he has done so far!
"It's a really unfortunate thing, the transfer window is closed and we've picked up a few serious injuries and the likes of Thiago are still out too.
"But in Jurgen [Klopp], we trust.
"There's no problem as he will make the right decision - the two boys in Williams and Phillips did really well when they came in for the games they played.
"The manager has got options in those two but if it's possible to get a free transfer in then he might think that's the best route, but whatever he decides is the best route for Liverpool."
On Rhys Williams and Nat Phillips, Dalglish has confidence.
He continued: "It's difficult for anybody to step in, but at 19 years of age Williams didn't do too badly against Atalanta!
"He was there and stood up, the first header he cleared everybody out and made sure it was his and Nat Phillips did well in the game at Anfield as well.
"Whether they're ready long-term it remains to be seen, but Nat was over in Germany on loan last season and did really well so maybe he is a little bit more experienced.
"As I say though, you've got a couple of choices there - they'll want to play.
"It might not be perfect timing for them because the next game is difficult against Leicester but Jurgen gets most of his decisions right and I have no doubt he'll get this one right too."
