Liverpool derailed by surprise injury news as Man City eye title race charge
Manchester City's preparations for a title race charge have had a boost after the news that Liverpool could have suffered a triple injury setback.
City stumbled slightly in the Premier League at the weekend, held to a 1-1 draw by Chelsea. In contrast, rivals Arsenal and Liverpool both had handsome wins, over Burnley (5-0) and Brentford (4-1) respectively.
Pep Guardiola's men face Brentford at the Etihad tomorrow night, looking to leapfrog Arsenal and also close the gap on leaders Liverpool to just one point. The two teams then meet in a mouthwatering showdown at Anfield on March 10th.
And reports this morning claimed that Liverpool are worried about potential injuries to Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota, as well as in-form midfielder Curtis Jones. Jota limped out of Saturday's 4-1 win against Brentford and won't be able to play in Sunday's Carabao Cup final against Chelsea.
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The Portugal forward damaged his knee in the first half of the game when Christian Norgaard from Brentford landed on him. They were both trying to get the ball at the Gtech Stadium. Jota had to leave the game in London with a brace on his knee.
The former Wolves player was taken off the pitch on a stretcher and was replaced by Salah. However, the star forward may have also suffered an injury setback.
Reports from Egypt suggest that Salah has picked up a muscle injury, just like he did when playing for Egypt against Ghana last month.
Ahmed Shoubir, a TV host in Egypt, told OnTimeSports: "I have sad news, I learned that Salah suffered an injury at the end of the meeting between
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