Liverpool supervisor Jurgen Klopp expects Darwin Nunez to face Ajax in midweek after missing Saturday’s shock defeat to Nottingham Forest with a hamstring damage.
Uruguay striker Nunez scored the one aim of the sport on Wednesday because the Reds beat West Ham, constructing on a vigorous – albeit chaotic – cameo towards Manchester City final weekend.
But he was withdrawn within the second half with a hamstring pressure and that prevented him from that includes on the City Ground, his absence a blow because the Reds lacked presence in assault.
Forest gained 1-0 thanks to a aim from former Liverpool teenager Taiwo Awoniyi, and Klopp shall be determined for his facet to get the defeat out of their system as shortly as potential.
Liverpool can safe their development to the final 16 of the Champions League once they face Ajax in Amsterdam on Wednesday and Klopp expects his big-money signing to return.
“Darwin should be back, this game was just too early,” Klopp stated.
“I believe one other day restoration would have helped him, but we performed in the present day. At least that’s my information within the second.
“Ibou [Ibrahima Konate] will train from [Sunday] on and Naby [Keita] as well, but Naby is far off so he starts training now after a long period.”
Liverpool’s preparations for Saturday’s match have been additionally hampered by Thiago Alcantara falling in poor health within the 24 hours earlier than kick-off and Klopp is unsure if he’ll face Ajax.
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“Thiago got a bad ear infection last night and there was no chance for him to do anything. We drove him home,” Klopp added.
“The decision was [made] in the moment he woke up and had the pain. The doctor went there and they tried everything, went to the hospital and stuff like this. It didn’t work out.”
That proved to be a spanner within the works for the Reds, with Klopp acknowledging the Spain worldwide’s absence left his facet missing creativity in midfield.
But he praised Curtis Jones for filling in, as he performed in a deeper, unfamiliar position.
“We were obviously lacking up front a bit runs in behind, we were lacking vision in the centre, that’s all true,” he continued.
“I assumed Curtis did rather well but shouldn’t be used to the place. He can play that undoubtedly, but he was not even in my ideas to begin, so that every one occurred final evening. But he did rather well.
“But that we then did not create that much, I am not concerned about that, I’m not surprised – that’s things that can happen.”
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