Liverpool have discovered when they’ll face Man United within the FA Cup, whereas Jurgen Klopp has been boosted by constructive harm information forward of the journey to Nottingham Forest.
Man United FA Cup date confirmed
The Reds arrange a gathering with their greatest rivals in midweek, seeing off Southampton within the FA Cup fifth spherical.
We knew that Liverpool couldn’t face United on Saturday, March 16, resulting from their Europa League commitments two days earlier than, and now the date and time of the sport has been confirmed.
Maybe predictably, the Reds head to Previous Trafford for a 3.30pm (UK) kickoff on Sunday, March 17, with the match proven dwell on ITV.
The Merseyside derby conflict with Everton within the Premier League will now be moved, having been resulting from happen on that day.
Liverpool trio set to return from harm
Liverpool make the journey to Forest on Saturday afternoon, and though key gamers comparable to Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah are lacking, there was a giant harm increase.
Talking on Friday, Klopp confirmed that Wataru Endo, Dominik Szoboszlai and Darwin Nunez could possibly be all be match sufficient to make the squad after coaching with their teammates:
“Darwin and Dom skilled yesterday (Thursday) with the group, they regarded good. Now we have to attend [and see] how they react.
“Wataru and Robbo didn’t [train], however the plan is that they take part at this time (Friday). It’s the thought, however we’ve got to see if it really works out.”
Doubtful Andy Robertson declare
Scary although it might appear, Andy Robertson turns 30 this month – it solely seems like yesterday that he was the younger whippersnapper arriving from Hull.
Based on Soccer Insider – admittedly not essentially the most dependable of sources – Liverpool are assured they’ll preserve maintain of the Scot past this summer time, regardless of experiences linking him with Bayern Munich.
Robertson’s present Reds deal doesn’t expire till the summer time of 2026, so there isn’t a nice rush to increase his keep, however conserving maintain of him for now stays necessary.
Whereas a brand new deal for the left-back may be good, it’s a lot decrease down the listing of priorities than Virgil van Dijk, Alexander-Arnold and Salah, who all have a yr left on their contracts.
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Video of the day and match of the night time
Sit again and benefit from the impression Lewis Koumas and Jayden Danns have made in entrance of purpose this season, each on the academy and first-team degree:
Match of the night time is West Brom vs. Coventry (8pm UK), as fifth place hosts ninth within the Championship.
The Baggies have been buoyed by their takeover by US entrepreneur Shilen Patel earlier this week, and victory would solidify their place within the playoff positions.
A win for Coventry would see them get to inside one level of the playoffs, so there’s heaps to play for on the Hawthorns.
