Pep Lijnders issues EFL Cup final injury update on Salah, Nunez, Szoboszlai
None of the trio was able to contribute to Wednesday's 4-1 Premier League triumph over Luton Town, where Salah and Nunez missed out with the issues they sustained against Brentford the previous weekend.
Meanwhile, Szoboszlai has now sat out each of the Reds' last four fixtures with a hamstring problem, which he sustained prior to the 3-1 loss to Arsenal on February 4, although Jurgen Klopp revealed earlier this month that he could be in line for a return at Wembley.
As is usually the case before EFL Cup fixtures, Klopp handed media duties over to assistant manager Lijnders, who has not ruled Salah, Nunez or Szoboszlai out of the imminent battle with the Blues.
However, Liverpool's eight long-term injury victims — Alisson Becker (hamstring), Trent Alexander-Arnold (knee), Ben Doak (knee), Stefan Bajcetic (calf), Joel Matip (ACL), Diogo Jota (knee), Thiago Alcantara (muscle) or Curtis Jones (shin) — are all out of contention.
Speaking to liverpoolfc.com on Friday morning, Lijnders confirmed that Jones could be back in action before the March international break, but the Reds' other seven confirmed absentees will take longer to recover.
«We come in a crazy schedule again, so we play every three days. It's important for us to use each minute, use each day to really look how the players are. This is for Mo, Dom and Darwin,» Lijnders said.
«Two training sessions to go, let's see how they are and then we can make a decision in the last minute. And all the others, we know it's longer.
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