Lijnders took charge of the game.
The club is trying to delay the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final against Arsenal because of a coronaviruses outbreak.
A number of suspected cases saw Tuesday training canceled.
The decision on whether the game is postponed is still pending.
Lijnders was in charge for the Sunday's draw at Chelsea.
Alisson, Matip, and Firmino missed the game and three other staff members tested positive.
The news conference that was to be led by Lijnders was canceled because of the departure of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Naby Keita.
The club wanted to give as much notice as possible to the travelling fans for Thursday's kick-off, so they applied for the postponement on Tuesday.
The club submitted an application to the EFL for the postponement of Thursday's game with the news of illness and injuries within the squad.
The outcome of the application is still pending.
The second leg of the FA Cup third round is due to be played on 13 January, before the game against Arsenal.
The other Carabao Cup semi-final will be played on Wednesday.
Positive Covid tests decreased for eight weeks in the latest round of testing.
There were 94 new cases of players and staff in the seven days up to and including 2 January, down from a record 103 cases in the previous seven days.
