Liverpool duo Diogo Jota and Curtis Jones leave in protective gear but Jurgen Klopp has positive Darwin Nunez injury update

Jurgen Klopp was left focusing on the positives after Liverpool’s comfortable victory over Brentford, despite suffering three fresh injury blows in a disastrous first-half in west London.

The Reds were boosted by the return of Mohamed Salah, who got a goal and assist in the 4-1 win, and his return is timely for the Reds who had both Diogo Jota and Curtis Jones leave the stadium on crutches and protective gear after a nightmare first 45 minutes.

Jones first went down holding his leg with just 20 minutes played at the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with Jota then leaving the pitch on a stretcher ten minutes later after a horror incident.

Brentford’s Christian Norgaard leapt into the air to contest the ball, but Jota felt the full force of the impact as the Bees man then landed full on the in-form Liverpool star’s knee.

Klopp was spotted watching on in disbelief as two more key players were added to his injury list, and things only got worse when opening goalscorer Darwin Nunez was substituted at the break, sparking fresh injury fears over the striker ahead of the Carabao Cup final against Chelsea.

While Jota and Jones could be set for lengthy spells on sidelines after being seen leaving the stadium with the aid of crutches and wearing a protective boot [Jones] and knee brace [Jota], Klopp did at least have some more positive news about Nunez.

Asked after the game if he had an update on the fitness of the trio, the Liverpool boss told talkSPORT: “Not really.

“Yes, Jots looks like something with the knee, but we don’t know the extent yet, of course not.

“Curtis got a knock on the lower shin and could be a lot, it could be nothing, we have to see that. No further assessment is possible yet.

“Darwin mentioned he feels