Liverpool wonderkid waiting in wings as Jurgen Klopp solves injury crisis
Liverpool's boss Jurgen Klopp might have to play untried youngster Trey Nyoni against Luton Town on Wednesday because he has so many injuries to contend with.
Klopp's team romped to victory at Brentford on Saturday, with Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota combining for the first goal, which was expertly converted by the Uruguayan. But both were withdrawn with injury problems at half-time, which has given Klopp a tough choice to make ahead of two big matches.
The Reds face Luton in the Premier League on Wednesday evening before taking on Chelsea at Wembley in Sunday's Carabao Cup final. Jota is definitely ruled out of both matches after suffering a knee injury that will keep him out for "months", according to Klopp, but Nunez might be back sooner.
Full Liverpool squad vs Luton as Jurgen Klopp could be without 11 injured players
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Curtis Jones also came off injured against the Bees and there are worries about Mohamed Salah, who played the second half against Brentford but was the subject of reports in Egypt that suggested he had aggravated a previous hamstring problem. The mounting issues mean that Nyoni, who plays attack, might get to play this week as Klopp thinks about changing his team with half an eye on the Carabao Cup final four days later.
The Times says that Nyoni, who is just 16 and came from Leicester in 2023, is ready to play if needed. He was on the bench when Liverpool played Brentford at Anfield back in November and for both games of the Carabao Cup semi-final against Fulham. Other young players who might play for the first time include Lewis Koumas and Jayden Danns. They are both footballers' sons - Koumas' dad Jason was a
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