On Tuesday, Liverpool coach Arne Slot revealed some unhealthy information on Diogo Jota‘s damage as Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler confirmed key absences on his facet additionally.
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The damage Jota sustained to his ribs in opposition to Chelsea is ready to maintain him out for longer than anticipated.
Having already missed two matches, Slot revealed the Portuguese might miss the following 4 video games as he’s not anticipated again for not less than three weeks. The identical was additionally mentioned for Harvey Elliott.
Requested if he anticipated the No. 20 to return earlier than the following worldwide break, Slot replied: “No, and Elliott the identical.”
He added: “It’s a pity that Diogo Jota just isn’t out there and Federico Chiesa can also be not out there as a result of they had been, in my view, they had been essentially the most logical No. 9s.”
Talking of Chiesa, he’s additionally nonetheless out injured. Slot defined: “Typically he’s there with us, trains a number of days, after which goes out for damage once more.
“I don’t wish to put days or even weeks on it, as a result of I feel we simply have to ensure he will get in the very best form.”
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- Conor Bradley has been coaching and Slot has mentioned “he might possibly be within the squad” – doesn’t sound like somebody who’s beginning on Wednesday
- Wataru Endo, nonetheless, is in line to begin after Slot mentioned he “deserves to play” and “could be within the lineup”
- Liverpool’s coach reacted to Man United‘s sacking of their Erik ten Hag by saying: “We are going to see him I feel within the close to future at a giant membership” – hopefully, it’s one in all Liverpool’s rivals
- Trent Alexander-Arnold has advised BeIN Sports activities that sporting the Liverpool shirt “means every part,” including: “It’s the identical as what I’ve felt after I was six” – there’s hope but he’ll signal a contract!
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- Rounding up the entire weekend’s motion from Liverpool’s loanees right here – should you haven’t seen Giorgi Mamardashvili‘s ridiculous double-save but then you definitely’re lacking out!
Elsewhere within the soccer world at this time
- Brighton can be with out Lewis Dunk, James Milner and Joao Pedro, in addition to Adam Webster, Solly March, long-term absentee Matt O’Riley and the in-form Georginio Rutter for Wednesday’s match
- Sporting have mentioned in a press release to Portugal’s monetary regulator, the CMVM, that “Manchester United have expressed their curiosity in recruiting coach Ruben Amorim and have mentioned they’re able to pay the €10 million launch clause”
- After being crushed to the Ballon d’Or by Rodri, Vinicius Jr posted on X: “I’ll do it 10x if I’ve to. They’re not prepared” – the entire of Actual Madrid haven’t Rodri’s win bizarrely poorly
- On the ceremony on Monday evening, Spain and Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati was topped the ladies’s Ballon d’Or winner for a second consecutive yr
Liverpool FC: On at the present time
October 29 has seen loads of targets scored by Liverpool throughout our 131-year historical past.
Again in 1892, this date noticed Liverpool thrash Welsh facet Newtown 9-0 within the Reds’ first-ever dwelling FA Cup match.
Ninety-one years later, in 1983, Ian Rush scored 5 targets in a single recreation, turning into simply the third of 5 Liverpool gamers to handle the feat.
The targets got here in a 6-0 battering of Luton at dwelling within the league as Kenny Dalglish scored the Reds’ different, on a day when Rush had his hat-trick accomplished by the thirty sixth minute!
