Diogo Jota was substituted against Chelsea after sustaining a chest injury. The Blues defender Adarabioyo fell on him during a challenge. Jota missed Liverpool’s Champions League win at RB Leipzig. He will miss Sunday’s game against the Gunners along with winger , Chiesa. Right back Conor Bradley could also be missing.
Federico could train with Liverpool today or tomorrow. The Portuguese definitely not and we’ll see if Bradley can be with the team tomorrow as per Slot.
Goalkeeper Alisson Becker will be sidelined with a hamstring injury sustained in the win against Crystal Palace on October 5. His absence has been said to last at least until the next international break. This will be around the middle of November. Like we anticipated, he is making good progress. Of course it is not a short term recovery, so there are always difficulties in assessing him the Dutchman said. According to Slot, we should check for the injury during the end of it or during the time of its recovery, not at the beginning.
Liverpool are top of the Premier League table going into the match with the Gunners. They are four points more than the third placed Gunners. Slot states that the gunners have been “way ahead” of the reds for the last 2 years. I don’t think they have any idea at this early stage who will be their biggest competition. Every fan knows that Arsenal will be one of them, so dropping or getting points against them is always important. Arne Slot said It’s difficult to win an away game against Arsenal, Manchester City or everyone else. However, that’s definitely what Liverpool are trying to do on Sunday.
What Slot has to say about Jota injury?
There have been worrying injury concerns for Trent Alexander-Arnold after the Liverpool vice-captain played through pain following England’s recent win. The injury should be handled very carefully. Slot gave two reasons why Liverpool have conceded just five goals in 12 games this season. He gave the control of the match a key factor. That was too often missing at the end of Jurgen Klopp’s reign.
Slot confirmed on Friday that Federico Chiesa and Conor Bradley will also miss the trip to North London. As reported by the Liverpool Echo, Slot said: “I think he feels good but not at the weekend, Chiesa could train today, Diogo not. Conor, we’ll see if he’s with us tomorrow.” The Dutchman also provided an update on Alisson, who picked up a hamstring injury against Crystal Palace. Kelleher has taken his place and will continue to do so until Alisson returns.
Arsenal have serious injury problems to deal with, especially in defence. The absence of William Saliba is another huge blow. Martin was out and Saka was expected to miss too. Arsenal edged past Shakhtar in the Champions League but lost to the Cherries last weekend. The bad defeat came after William Saliba’s very early red card as the Gunners created their own bad state. Their squad has reached the limit.
Who could replace Diogo Jota?
Diogo Jota could be missing after his performance against Chelsea. That could start Nunez. Andy Robertson and Curtis Jones were rested in match. Liverpool won against Leipzig but are likely to be straight back into the line-up for Jones and Jota. Luis Diaz could also start, but Cody Gakpo seems to have a place on the left wing for now.
Liverpool have a few injury problems but Arne Slot’s side look very relaxed and confident as they sit top of the table heading into this weekend. 11 wins from 12 in all finishes to start the season will do it for you. This match against Arsenal is a difficult test to see if they are ready to challenge for the title. Slot is under pressure because Arsenal has injury problems too. This is a great opportunity for Liverpool.
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