Liverpool have suffered an untimely Diogo Jota injury blow ahead of Everton away on Wednesday, with plenty of significant manager news also doing the rounds.
Liverpool hit with Jota injury blow
Just when we thought the Reds’ fitness woes were a thing of the past, Jota has picked up a knock and is out of the Merseyside derby.
The Portuguese suffered a hip injury in the 3-1 win away to Fulham on Sunday, where he completed the scoring, and he will now be out for around two weeks.
“Diogo scored the goal, felt a little bit and now we found out it’s a little bit more,” Klopp said.
Jota joins Conor Bradley on the sidelines, with Joel Matip, Thiago and Ben Doak all unlikely to play again this season, too.
Imagine where Liverpool would be without the injuries this season!
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Other chat from elsewhere
- Erik ten Hag has labelled the media a “disgrace” for criticising his Man United side’s performance against Coventry on Sunday. The man has lost the plot! (BBC Sport)
- Nottingham Forest will be given the chance to privately hear the VAR audio against Everton – they were understandably fuming at some of the decisions on Sunday! (Sky Sports)
- Unai Emery has extended his stay at Aston Villa until 2027, which is massive news for them. He won’t be coming to Liverpool then (BBC Sport)
Video of the day and match of the night
Klopp was on press conference duty at lunchtime, previewing Everton, discussing Jota’s injury and lauding the brilliance of Trent:
Match of the night is Arsenal vs. Chelsea (8pm BST), as Liverpool desperately hope for an away win at the Emirates – but we’ll take any form of dropped points.
Dare we say, come on you Blues…
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