Despite the fact that Reds manager Arne Slot is dealing with a growing number of injury concerns, Liverpool will be travelling to Manchester City on Sunday in an effort to get their title challenge back on tracking.
There are four players who are expected to miss Liverpool’s match against Manchester City on Sunday, which is a match that is considered to be of extreme importance.
In an effort to get their pursuit of the Premier League title back on track, the Reds will be travelling to the Etihad Stadium. Two of the last three matches that Arne Slot’s team has played have ended in a draw, while Wolves were unfortunate enough to suffer a loss at Anfield over the weekend.
Despite the fact that Arsenal, who are currently in second place, have the ability to reduce their lead to five points by defeating West Ham on Saturday, they continue to hold an eight-point lead at the top of the table. As well as that, the Gunners have a game in hand over Slot’s athletes.
In light of the fact that Slot dominated City in the rematch that took place at Anfield earlier this season, Slot will be extremely motivated to achieve a favourable outcome against City on Sunday. On the other hand, he will have to accomplish this without the participation of four of his most important stars.
With only twenty-four minutes remaining in the match against Villa, Conor Bradley was forced to leave the game due to a muscle injury. The full extent of the right-back’s injury has not yet been disclosed to Liverpool, but it is anticipated that he will be absent from both the match against Newcastle on Wednesday and the match against City on Saturday.
Joe Gomez, Cody Gakpo, and Tyler Morton are being treated in the Reds’ treatment room, and Bradley is joining them. The hamstring injury that Gomez sustained required surgery, and it is anticipated that he will not return to action until the final weeks of the season.
Gakpo, on the other hand, is expected to be a late decision because the knock he received against Everton was enough to prevent him from playing in Liverpool’s most recent two matches. Due to the fact that the Dutchman is scheduled to undergo a late fitness test, he has not yet returned to team training.
In addition to the list of injured, Tyler Morton has undergone surgery to address a shoulder issue, which will prevent him from playing for a considerable amount of time. Due to the fact that the injury list has been updated, Slot is currently without a replacement for Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Alongside Diogo Jota, the vice-captain has also just recently returned from an injury. As the two players continue to make their comebacks, the manager of Liverpool has acknowledged that he is having to carefully manage the amount of game time they get.
A week ago, we had a conversation about this concept, which is that he is already aware of the number of minutes he will play in each of these five games. This occurred in a circumstance in which Conor Bradley was also available to participate. We might need to make some adjustments to our plan now,” Slot said.
“I told him, ‘You know why I take you off, don’t you?'” is what I really meant. In response, he stated, “Yeah, we did discuss it.” A player, however, is experiencing a surge of adrenaline and has just scored a goal. A better moment than the one that occurred against Wolves, when he lost possession of the ball right before I took him off the pitch. He is making progress.
“These two players, [Diogo] Jota and Trent [Alexander-Arnold], are not injured; however, they are returning from an injury, which is also the reason why they are not playing for a total of ninety minutes five different times in a row within a span of fifteen days. That would be a significant risk, and we could have seen this happen with Conor Bradley just yesterday.
