Jurgen Klopp says Diogo Jota facing ‘months’ out as Liverpool injury woes worsen
Liverpool’s Diogo Jota has been ruled out for ‘months’ (Adam Davy/PA)
Liverpool’s injury crisis continues to deepen as forward Diogo Jota has been ruled out for “months” while there is no return date pencilled in for midfielder Curtis Jones or goalkeeper Alisson Becker.
Jota and Jones were added to a list which now extends to nine senior players unavailable and is less than ideal with the Carabao Cup final against Chelsea to come on Sunday as the club continue to fight on four fronts.
“Not great, I would like to say no issues but we have some,” said Jurgen Klopp on his squad’s fitness ahead of Wednesday’s visit of Luton.
“Not available: Ali (Alisson), muscle injury – we don’t know how long it will take but definitely not the foreseeable time coming back – then we have Diogo with a knee issue is ruled out and Curtis, with a bone/ligament issue, is ruled out.
“With Diogo it will obviously take months. With others, we will deal with it day by day.
“With muscle things, we will see for tomorrow. The longer-term, Trent Alexander-Arnold (knee), and Dom Szoboszlai (hamstring) are on their way back but not in team training yet, so that means they are not available as well. That is the situation.”
Other players currently absent include midfielders Thiago Alcantara and Stefan Bajcetic (both muscle injuries) and centre-back Joel Matip (ACL), while striker Darwin Nunez was replaced at half-time of Saturday’s win at Brentford as a precaution.
Jota’s lay-off is a big blow as he has hit form recently with five goals in seven matches and while his absence can be offset by the goalscoring return of Mohamed Salah at Brentford on Saturday, Jones’ unavailability in an area already stretched presents added complications.
Jones’ absence means
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