Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino should be ready to start the Champions League final against Tottenham according to Jurgen Klopp. The Brazilian missed the run-in with a groin injury but has been back in training over the last couple of weeks. Klopp says he is confident that Firmino will be back to face Spurs on Saturday …
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has said Roberto Firmino is poised to return to full training. In what is a big injury boost ahead of the Champions League final against Tottenham, the Reds boss confirmed that the Brazilian has recovered from a groin injury that kept him out of the Premier League run-in: “Bobby looks really …
Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren did not travel with the squad out to Portugal because of illness according to Jurgen Klopp. There were concerns when the Croatian missed training on Monday, and the Reds boss explained his absence was due to a bug: “Dejan is ill. He had a bad night, the Doc was there and …
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk is expected to start against Southampton on Friday night after suffering no ill effects from a knock he picked up against Tottenham. The Dutch international injured his ankle in the final few minutes of the 2-1 win on Sunday but manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed that the centre-back has taken …
Liverpool defender Joe Gomez is back in full training after nearly four months out with a fractured leg. The 21-year-old was injured during the 3-1 win against Burnley back in December but was initially only expected to miss six weeks. Gomez was, however, unable to recover fully and required an operation that extended his time …
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that Dejan Lovren returned to full training yesterday and is in contention to play against Burnley on Sunday. The Reds boss also said that Joe Gomez is on the comeback trail, and will definitely be back in action after the international break: “Dejan trained yesterday for the first time, …
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has hinted that Dejan Lovren still has a chance of being selected against Bayern Munich tomorrow night. The defender has been struggling to recover from a hamstring injury he picked up last month, but the Reds boss said at his pre-match press conference today that the Croatian will undergo a late …
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he doesn’t know if captain Jordan Henderson and Georginio Wijnaldum will be fit to face Bournemouth on Saturday. Both midfielders were due to start against West Ham last night, but speaking after the 1-1 draw, Klopp couldn’t give a definitive answer as to when both players would be fit and …
Jurgen Klopp takes his title chasing Liverpool side to face West Ham United at the London Stadium tonight in another crunch clash. After Man City comfortably beat Arsenal 3-1 at the Etihad yesterday on the back of a Sergio Aguero hat-trick, Pep Guardiola’s side closed the gap between themselves and Liverpool to only 2 points …
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that Joe Gomez is still a couple of weeks away from returning to training. The centre-back fractured his leg during the 3-1 win against Burnley last month and was expected to be back in action in early February. However, Klopp confirmed that Gomez suffered a setback in his recovery …
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will be very glad of the 11-day break between league matches considering the club are currently without six first-team players. The Reds boss may have some good news on the injury front, however, with Fabinho having returned to light training during the Merseyside club’s mid-season training camp in Dubai. It is now …
Liverpool defender Joel Matip could be fit for this afternoon’s game against Brighton, according to Jurgen Klopp. The Cameroon international has been sidelined since he broke his collarbone in the closing minutes of the Reds’ 1-0 win over Napoli in mid-December. Matip wasn’t expected to be ready to face the Seagulls, but speaking in his …
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could return to first-team action as early as February or March. The England international ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in the 5-2 win over Roma back in April and was expected to be out for over a year. However, at his pre-match press conference yesterday ahead …
Liverpool made a number of serious acquisitions in the the summer transfer window of 2018 when they completed the deal with FP Leipzig (which was agreed in 2017) for midfielder Naby Keita and he joined this season, they also added forward Shaqiri from Stoke City, midfielder Fabinho from Monaco and goalkeeper Alisson from Roma. At …
Liverpool will head into tonight’s game against Red Star without Xherdan Shaqiri who has been left out of the squad for the game. Manager Jurgen Klopp doesn’t want any distractions ahead of the match with the Swiss international likely to have been the focus of attention at the Marakana. Shaqiri is of Kosovan/Albanian descent and …
The international break hasn’t been too kind to Liverpool in terms of injuries. Mo Salah, Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk have all suffered injury setbacks whilst away with their countries. However, it seems at least two could be fit for Saturday’s trip to Huddersfield. Salah limped off during Egypt’s 4-1 win over Swaziland on …
Liverpool fans are delighted with the news that Naby Keita could be available for Sunday’s trip to Manchester City after he suffered a back injury in mid-week. Keita was taken to hospital on Wednesday after complaining of back pain during the 1-0 Champions League defeat by Napoli. The Guinean, 23, went down unchallenged after just 19 minutes, before being …
Liverpool say midfielder Naby Keita is fine despite being taken to hospital last night after suffering a back injury in the Champions League defeat by Napoli. Keita, 23, went down unchallenged after just 19 minutes, before being stretchered off the field and replaced by Jordan Henderson. The Guinean was then taken to a local hospital, where he …