Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest: Klopp’s Team Faces Injury Concerns Ahead of Crucial Match

On paper, Jürgen Klopp’s team is a big favorite to win against one of the last teams in the championship, but they must deal with the casualties that still cause headaches for the coaching staff.

In fact, the German strategist had to turn to youth players during the last week. On Wednesday, in the fifth round of the FA Cup against Southampton, he rested several of the starters who played 120 minutes in the final against Chelsea, including Luis Díaz, who had a marathon of consecutive games without taking a well-deserved break.

Luis Díaz arriving at the match against Southampton for the FA Cup. | Photo: Liverpool FC via Getty Images

Klopp referred to this this Friday, offering Liverpool’s official medical report ahead of the trip to Nottingham for the match at the City Ground stadium.

“Darwin (Núñez) and Dom (Szoboszlai) trained with the team yesterday. So they looked good, but we have to wait to see how they react. Wataru (Endo) and Robbo (Andy Robertson) didn’t, but there is a plan for them to join today. That is the idea, but we have to see if it really works,” he said in the first instance.

Mohamed Salah will not be available for this match, but he is already in the final phase of his recovery. The hope is that he can return for next Sunday’s ‘final’ against Manchester City on matchday 28 of the Premier.

In general, Liverpool does not present new injuries in relation to the commitment against Chelsea for the Carabao Cup. “Ibou (Ibrahima Konate), nothing, (that he did not start against Southampton) was just time management. Lucho (Luis Díaz) is fine, Macca (Alexis Mac Allister) is fine. “Everyone looks good,” he stated.

Based on Klopp’s statements, the guajiro would start again against Nottingham Forest, accompanied again by Cody Gakpo and Harvey Eliott on the attacking front. If Darwin manages to recover, he would enter the substitute bench and could add some minutes depending on how the result goes.

Klopp’s great fear, beyond injuries, is a virus that is attacking the locker room. “The little problem we couldn’t know about is that Macca was sick for a day and a half, I’d say, and Robbo had the same thing, so I hope that doesn’t spread now. So far I haven’t heard anything, but I didn’t ask because I probably don’t want to know! Then we will see,” he stated.

Luis Díaz hugs Darwin Núñez and Alexis Mac Allister. | Photo: Getty Images

The objective: maintain the lead

Even so, Liverpool is a big favorite to get the three points against the seventeenth-placed team in the Premier League. Klopp, however, does not trust what they say in the English press.

“I would say Nottingham is a great place to play, but also a difficult one. The situation Nottingham finds itself in is similar to ours: they need to win football games to achieve their goal. Neither of us can lose games or time,” he stated.

For the Reds it will be a new final thinking about winning the battle with Manchester City and Arsenal. “It will be a very, very tough challenge, that is 100 percent clear. You could see against Newcastle, against Aston Villa and even against Arsenal, it was not easy for any of them,” he concluded.

2024-03-01 15:09:18
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