Affected last weekend during Liverpool’s draw at Manchester City (1-1), Diogo Jota was joined in the infirmary by Alisson. Their coach did not give good news.
As Liverpool prepare to begin a veritable marathon of back-to-back matches every three days, the team’s infirmary Reds suddenly filled up. Victim of a hamstring injury contracted on November 25 during the draw between Manchester City and Liverpool (1-1, 13th day of the Premier League), Diogo Jota already knew that he would be absent for a while. But now Jürgen Klopp has confirmed that Alisson was in turn on the sidelines, again for a problem with his hamstrings.
On the eve of the reception of the Austrian club LASK Linz, as part of the group stage of the Europa League, the coach of Reds took stock in front of the press. And the German was not very positive about his two players. “ Both will be absent. It’s a little less serious for Ali(sson), so we’ll have to see. He won’t be able to play tomorrow or Sunday (against Fulham) and probably not the following week either. We’ll have to see. Diogo (Jota) will take a little longer. I don’t know exactly how much.“
Many players absent
And Jürgen Klopp evokes the massacre within his troops. “ We already have a lot of players unavailable. Thiago (Alcantara) and Robbo (Andy Robertson) are absent. Now Diogo and Ali. It’s a lot. It would be great if no other players got hurt, but that’s unlikely. » A little pessimism for the tactician, but still a hope of seeing his goalkeeper again quickly. For Diogo Jota, it will clearly be necessary to show much more patience.
The calendar of Reds will in any case be very busy with no less than six matches to be played in a little over two weeks, including the clash against Manchester United (December 17 at 5:30 p.m., 17th day of PL). The organisms will be put to the test. Jürgen Klopp is crossing his fingers to keep as many elements as possible.
