During the previous Premier League season, Liverpool was one of the teams hardest hit by injuries to its most decisive players. Among the names that were noticeably absent were the Colombian Luis Díaz and the Spanish Thiago Alcántara.
These situations, added to those of many others, meant that the red team did not find the course until the end of the year to save with a qualification to the Europa League, a campaign where they could not win a single trophy of the disputed ones.
Liverpool managed to come back from 1-3 down and took the victory against LASK Linz. | Photo: Getty Images
Fortunately, the end of the year together with the preseason and the beginning of the one already in progress, allowed the largest number of injured players to get ready to be in perfect condition to fight for the tournaments.
Although the vast majority of the roster is at the disposal of Jürgen Klopp, the Spanish Alcántara remains outside of being taken into account. The reason for the talented midfielder on the outside is a hip injury that has not allowed him to be in the desired conditions for a long time.
In the interest of Liverpool fans to see him again soon there was great hope, however, in the last few hours the German coach stated that his return is still far away: “There are two relapses during rehabilitation. “It’s not serious, but it’s enough to keep him off the field.”
Luis Díaz and Thiago Alcántara of Liverpool during the Champions League match against Rangers. | Photo: Offside via Getty Images
“It’s not exactly the same injury, but it’s similar. Sometimes this is what happens with long-term injuries,” he added about the diagnosis of one of the mixed midfielders with the best technique in recent times.
This news is regretted by Luis Díaz, because the Colombian has always been seen as very close to the Iberian, firstly, due to the ease of language, but also because there was a connection between the two to do exercises and challenges in the run-up to the games. from Liverpool.
Decisive date
The eighth day of the Premier League could mark a ‘before and after’ in the competition as Tottenham, Arsenal and Liverpool could become leaders and unseat what seemed unstoppable, Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, if the Gunners manage, in a direct duel at the Emirates Stadium, knocking down the ‘citizen’.
Arsenal began the season with a victory in the Community Shield against City. | Photo: AP
Without a doubt, the focus will be on an Arsenal-Manchester City that will close the day on Sunday at the Emirates stadium, and from which the new leader of the Premier could emerge, in case of a local victory, or on the contrary, see the ‘sky blue’ continue to dominate the rest.
It is an Arsenal-City, but it is also another Mikel Arteta-Pep Guardiola. The student can surpass the teacher and obtain that extra reward of being at the top of the classification. After a mixed day in the Champions League, with a victory for City (against Leipzig, 1-3) and a defeat for Arsenal (against Lens, 2-1), the moment of truth has arrived.
However, first, Tottenham Hotspur will play this Saturday in the opening match of the day, at Luton’s home. Spurs are second in the table, with the same 17 points as Arsenal. So they depend on themselves to, at the very least, put the leaders to sleep and put pressure on the ‘gunners’ and ‘citizen’.
2023-10-07 00:54:02
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