Liverpool are anxiously awaiting additional evaluation of Diogo Jota’s calf damage amid fears the ahead’s World Cup goals could possibly be unsure.
- Jota injured in dying phases vs Metropolis
- Left area on stretcher
- World Cup lower than 5 weeks away
WHAT’S HAPPENING? Jota left the sector on a stretcher having gone down within the dying moments of Liverpool’s 1-0 win over Manchester Metropolis at Anfield on Sunday. The 25-year-old is known to have suffered a calf damage and GOAL understands he’ll endure additional evaluation from the Reds’ medical employees right now, amid fears he’s set for a big lay-off.
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Within the rapid time period, Jota will miss essential video games for his membership, with Liverpool set to play seven instances between now and November 12. However past that there’s the looming spectre of the World Cup, which will get underway in Qatar subsequent month. Jota is a daily for Portugal, who get their Group H marketing campaign up and working towards Ghana on November 24.
AND WHAT’S MORE: Liverpool, in the meantime, are already with no host of first-teamers, with Luis Diaz out till December, Joel Matip and Ibrahima Konate nonetheless sidelined and Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain but to characteristic in any respect this season. Trent Alexander-Arnold, nevertheless, made an earlier-than-expected return to motion instead on Sunday.
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THE VERDICT: What a merciless blow this is able to be for a participant who has labored so arduous to make his approach again to full health following the hamstring damage which stored him out for 2 months in the beginning of the marketing campaign. Jota will not be scoring like he was final season, however his endeavour, aggression and intelligence has helped Liverpool rediscover a few of their outdated type of late, and he can be an enormous miss for Jurgen Klopp. On a private stage, it might be devastating if the participant needed to miss out on the largest footballing occasion on the planet – a event he would have fancied himself to make a huge impact in, too.
WHAT NEXT FOR LIVERPOOL? The Reds are subsequent in motion on Wednesday, after they entertain West Ham at Anfield. They then go to Nottingham Forest on Saturday.