Pepin Leenders, assistant coach of Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp, the Egyptian star Mohamed Salah, spoke about the injured before the match against Norwich City, scheduled for tomorrow, in the round of 32 of the English League Cup.
Klopp’s assistant said in a press statement ahead of the Norwich City match against Liverpool, scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, “I cannot say now how long Thiago Alcantara needs to return, but he will certainly be absent tomorrow, in addition to next week’s match in the Premier League.“.
Linders added, “We will look at the results of the examination to get a proper diagnosis of the injury. It is sad that Thiago was injured, because he was improving against Crystal Palace, and he played properly as a playmaker in my opinion.“.
And Klopp’s assistant coach continued, “In one week we lost two influential midfielders, that’s the bad thing. With some illness, but he took responsibility and spoke“.
He continued, “Arnold has no symptoms of corona, but we are running tests regardless, he should be fine in a few days, but he will not participate against Norwich.“.
And he added, “Firmino will do parts of the team’s training, but he is also not ready, but his condition is improving well, and Nico Williams is progressing well as well, but he will not play tomorrow.”
Commenting on Elliott’s injury, Klopp’s assistant commented, “We are one family, Keita was crying after his injury and Jones felt a lot about his colleague.
He continued, “We’re trying to support Elliott as much as possible, we’ve lost one of our best midfielders at the moment.”
Regarding Liverpool’s strong start to the current season, “We have a clear identity, we also have a strong mentality in which we focus on the next match only. The next match is the final for us. We are happy with our levels and the desire appears in the players. We are confident and thirsty for success.”
Regarding the Carabao Cup, Leenders commented, “It is a very important tournament for us, regardless of what some say. In order to compete for the trophies, you have to rely on new players in the squad. We are looking forward to playing the Carabao Cup, also we must have a little luck with the lottery.”
He ended his remarks, saying, “We respect the Carabao Cup.”