Match Day Thread Liverpool v Luton

NEWSLFC injury update: Jones, Jota, Alisson, Alexander-Arnold and Szoboszlai
Jürgen Klopp has provided a further update on the injuries Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota suffered at Brentford on the weekend.

The pair were forced off in the first half of Liverpool's 4-1 win at Gtech Community Stadium and have been ruled out of Wednesday night's meeting with Luton Town.

Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alisson Becker and Dominik Szoboszlai will also remain sidelined for the Anfield fixture with Rob Edwards' side in the Premier League.

Speaking about the injury situation during his pre-match press conference on Tuesday, Klopp said: "Not great, definitely not. I would like to sit here and say we have absolutely no issues but obviously we have some.

"So, not available is obviously Ali, that's a muscle injury where we don't know exactly how long it takes but definitely not for foreseeable time coming back.

"Then we have Diogo with a knee issue, is ruled out. Curtis, with a bone ligament issue, ruled out.

"And then we have the others where we will deal with it day by day with muscle things. We will see for tomorrow, you see the line-up early enough and then you can see who made it and who didn't make it. That's it pretty much.

"All the little bit longer-term like Trent and Dom, they are on their way back but not in team training yet, so that means they are not available as well. That's the situation, let me say it like that.

"What I said after the game, as long as we have 11 players, we will go for it, and that's exactly the idea. It takes with the boys day by day and with the games definitely game by game.

"Tomorrow night is an incredibly important game for us against a really good side. I'm not sure you will ask about Luton, so that's why I start talking about them because the job Rob is doing there is insane.

"I'm not sure it's really respected enough that a team with the amount of points they had in the beginning of the season making such a footballing development, I'm not sure I saw that before.

"When you saw the Man United game, it was an incredible game of Luton. Yes, they lost it, but it was an incredible game. They increased possession periods during the season in a really crazy way. Good players, obviously top, top coached and that will be a tough one.

"So, we need Anfield. We need Anfield 100 per cent – it must be a European night in England for that."



Asked about timeframes for the injuries, the Reds boss responded: "With Diogo, it will obviously take rather months.

"It's with the injuries as well, so like you have important days. So, day five, day 10, they are always important days when you then judge the situation again because nobody reacts in the same way and it depends on the pain level they still have and stuff like this.

"I couldn't give you a timeframe even if I wanted to, so that's just how it is. When you don't have these players available, it makes no sense as well to say, 'OK, they will not be in before...'

"How I said, they all react different to different issues and that's what we want to take this time."
LFC injury update: Jones, Jota, Alisson, Alexander-Arnold and Szoboszlai - Liverpool FC

 

Have to say i have been really impressed by Luton

 

We cannot underestimate them.

 

Judging by the goal they scored against Burnley, we have to be sharp and strong against them on set pieces. Can't trust the referees to give fouls.

 

heart rather than ability.

you cant buy heart.

 

They've got great voodoo doll skills.

 

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They use the ability they have to the full and as you say they have the desire to keep on going .

PS you can buy heart

in any good butchers and some not so good

 

yes but they are still bottom 3 so I'm comparing them to the shambles around them.

there's not much heart on show at palace, burnely seem to want to play pretty passes and let in goals and sheff utd are not bothered.

Luton are putting everything in.

 

It'll be interesting to see if they can stay up.
Barkley has looked good when I've seen them.
The ground takes me back to the old days.

 

We can, but we shouldn't.

 

I was referring to all our injured players before the game.

 

Was built when you were a young lad wasnt it?

 

well they are but they cannot be done for breaching PSR tegs unlike the BS and Forest so they are still in a pretty good place and to use your theory they are leading Everton cos they have a game in hand

 

that's true. they couldnbebconsidered to be ahead if not for the pfhakt they are headed for anfield.

 

and i thought i was pissed

 

that wasn't that bad all things considered.

a few missed spaces when random keys were mashed.

 

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Bench is a bit light due to injuries. Might see Gordon or Nyoni come on 2nd half. Can't afford to get Diaz or Gakpo injured

 

very exciting

danns is in the squad this boy is good.

nyoni and McConnell and Clark.

next gen.

konate and robbo protected for the weekend.

hopefully salah, nunez and szobo will be OK for the big final