On Tuesday, Liverpool coach Arne Slot revealed some unhealthy information on Diogo Jota‘s damage as Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler confirmed key absences on his facet additionally.
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The damage Jota sustained to his ribs towards Chelsea is ready to maintain him out for longer than anticipated.
Having already missed two matches, Slot revealed the Portuguese may miss the following 4 video games as he’s not anticipated again for not less than three weeks. The identical was additionally mentioned for Harvey Elliott.
Requested if he anticipated the No. 20 to return earlier than the following worldwide break, Slot replied: “No, and Elliott the identical.”
He added: “It’s a pity that Diogo Jota is just not out there and Federico Chiesa can also be not out there as a result of they have been, in my view, they have been probably the most logical No. 9s.”
Talking of Chiesa, he’s additionally nonetheless out injured. Slot defined: “Typically he’s there with us, trains a couple of days, after which goes out for damage once more.
“I don’t need to put days or even weeks on it, as a result of I believe we simply have to ensure he will get in the absolute best form.”
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Liverpool FC: On today
October 29 has seen loads of objectives scored by Liverpool throughout our 131-year historical past.
Again in 1892, this date noticed Liverpool thrash Welsh facet Newtown 9-0 within the Reds’ first-ever residence FA Cup match.
Ninety-one years later, in 1983, Ian Rush scored 5 objectives in a single sport, turning into simply the third of 5 Liverpool gamers to handle the feat.
The objectives got here in a 6-0 battering of Luton at residence within the league as Kenny Dalglish scored the Reds’ different, on a day when Rush had his hat-trick accomplished by the thirty sixth minute!
