'Not good' and 'little bit sad' - Liverpool dressing room react to injury crisis as 12th player struck down
Liverpool are anxiously waiting for news on a number of injured players ahead of next weekend’s League Cup final against Chelsea.
The Reds lost Curtis Jones, Diogo Jota, and Darwin Nunez to injury by half-time in their 4-1 win over Brentford on Saturday, having already seen Alisson Becker miss the trip after suffering a hamstring injury in training on Friday.
Jurgen Klopp has already ruled Trent Alexander-Arnold and Thiago Alcantara out of next weekend’s trip to Wembley, with the German also admitting that Dominik Szoboszlai is also unlikely to be fit for the game. The four latest setbacks means Liverpool are currently without 10 players because of injury, with Joel Matip, Stefan Bajcetic, and Ben Doak already sidelined.
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Admittedly, such setbacks are yet to derail the Reds’ efforts this season. Victory over Brentford maintained their lead at the top of the Premier League, while, as well as having the League Cup final to look forward to, they are also through to both the Europa League round-of-16 and FA Cup fifth round.
Cody Gakpo and Alexis Mac Allister were both on the scoresheet in Liverpool’s win over the Bees as Klopp’s men claimed their first ever victory at the Gtech Community Stadium. And both players admitted that the latest injury setbacks had put a slight dampener on celebrations.
“Obviously it was a day with everything in it. I think a very good performance from the team,” Gakpo told LFC TV. "We really showed the good mentality we needed in this game but a few injuries, which is not good for us.
"Obviously a lot of games are
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