Liverpool supervisor Jurgen Klopp stated Darwin Nunez is a serious doubt for his aspect's journey to Arsenal on Sunday because the guests look to construct an eight-point lead within the Premier League title race.
Nunez set a Premier League file by hitting the woodwork 4 occasions in Wednesday's 4-1 win over Chelsea, however was a key participant within the Reds' rise to the highest of the desk with 11 targets and 11 assists in all competitions this season.
The Uruguayan is affected by a foot downside and can be an enormous miss for Klopp, with Mohamed Salah nonetheless sidelined resulting from a hamstring damage.
“It was very painful after the match,” Klopp stated at his pre-match press convention on Friday.
“He left the stadium in a boot, and it wasn't a soccer boot. So nothing damaged, x-ray clear. However swollen. We have now to see if his foot can get again right into a (soccer) boot or not.”
Diogo Jota has additionally gone one step additional in Salah's absence, with the Portuguese scoring 4 occasions in his final 4 video games to take his complete for the season to 13.
“He’s an entire package deal,” Klopp added on Jota's kind. “Can play in all three positions up entrance, which is particular when Mohamed Salah shouldn’t be there.
“It's the identical with strikers when issues are going properly for you. You journey the wave and that's what it does. His aim towards Chelsea was an unbelievable aim.”
Liverpool are on target to offer their supervisor a wonderful farewell as Klopp steps down on the finish of the season.
They’re 5 factors away from each Arsenal and Manchester Metropolis, who’ve a recreation in hand, and stay within the hunt for 3 different trophies within the League Cup, FA Cup and Europa League.
A win over Arsenal may very well be an enormous blow to the Gunners' possibilities of a primary league title in 20 years.
However Klopp is extra involved concerning the simmering risk posed by Metropolis because the champions look to defend their title for a fourth successive season.
“What we have now discovered over time is that if you wish to be at Manchester Metropolis, you higher win all of your soccer video games as a result of they’re good,” Klopp stated.
“That is the competitors, that is the time for Metropolis to dominate. That's how it’s. They're enjoying unbelievable stuff and would most likely think about themselves not having their finest season, however look the place they’re.
“We’re having an excellent season and are a number of factors forward. They’re having a superb season and are a number of factors behind, which is basically attention-grabbing.
“That’s the state of affairs we discover ourselves in. Arsenal, they beat us, they’re undoubtedly there. They don't beat us, ask different individuals. However there are nonetheless so many video games to return.”
