Liverpool will be hoping injury problems don’t derail their Premier League title race.The Reds were backed by a 3-1 win over Burnley last weekend to move up the table.
Manchester City went top with a 2-0 win over Everton but Jurgen Klopp’s men targeted Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunes at Anfield. However, it was disappointing that Trent Alexander-Arnold was substituted at half-time with another knee injury. The right fielder missed three weeks and four games after the season ended. However, United are currently waiting to determine the extent of Alexander-Arnold’s problem.
In an interview with Sky Sports, Klopp said: “It’s the same with the knee. There’s nothing wrong with it, but it needs to be felt again, looked at and assessed. “Trent said it’s good, but it’s not good because you can feel it, so we have to be careful and get it out.”Liverpool have had a solid week of training ahead of their trip to Brentford on Saturday (12.30 GMT). The Reds will be hoping Mo Salah returns in time to face Wasps. The winger suffered a hamstring injury while playing for Egypt’s national team at the Africa Cup of Nations last month and did not receive treatment.
Salah took to Instagram yesterday to post a picture of himself in the gym at Liverpool’s AXA Training Center as he works his way back to fitness. Klopp said ahead of the win over Burnley that he hoped Salah, who has scored 18 goals this season, would partially return to training this week. He said: “The direction is right. We hope so, but we’re not sure. I hope he can sign up for training next week. But for now we’ll have to wait and see if we go through all the steps and if it’s positive. “Next week or the week after.”Liverpool were also set to miss Ibrahima Konate against Burnley after he received a one-match ban for a red card against Arsenal.
The centre-back will return for the breakthrough game against Brentford. Joe Gomez and Alisson Becker were both absent due to illness. Gomez was still working the day before the game with the flu, but he still had a fever and was out of danger. This means he can return to the lineup against Burnley. However, goalkeeper Alisson’s recovery depends on him as he “can’t drink or sleep”.
