The explosion of emotion around Anfield at around 6.30pm last Sunday afternoon captured the full scope of the human condition.
Tottenham’s players crumpled in a heap of sinking devastation, Jurgen Klopp charged towards the fourth official with a violent concoction of rage and joy while Diogo Jota lowered himself into a seated celebration wincing in pain.
Liverpool’s royally in-form forward had just scored a stoppage-time winner in a 4-3 victory over Tottenham but couldn’t mask the discomfort he felt while bending his knees.
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Jota appears to be carrying a myriad of problems all over the body. Jurgen Klopp detailed the damaged his forward has sustained over recent matches ahead of Liverpool’s meeting with tenth-placed Fulham.
“He got, in the West Ham game, a knock in the back,” Klopp outlined, “A bruised rib, could not train before the [Tottenham] game but could play without an injection or whatever, but got another knock immediately when he came on.”
Klopp also went on to reveal that Jota did not participate in Liverpool’s training on Monday or Tuesday after Sunday’s victory over Spurs.
Klopp remained coy on the severity of Jota’s various bumps and bruises. “He is a doubt at least,” the German manager offered. “But I hope he can recover until tomorrow [Wednesday] night.”
Jota missed 11 Premier League games on either side of the World Cup with a nagging calf injury. To avoid another lengthy layoff, especially with just five matches of the current campaign remaining, there is the distinct possibility that Klopp will not risk rushing Jota into action against Fulham on Wednesday.
The Reds host Brentford on Saturday. Jota was sidelined when the upwardly mobile west London outfit bullied Liverpool in a 3-1 victory at the start of the year and faces a race against time to feature in the rematch.
Liverpool’s upcoming fixture list
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Date/Kick-Off Time |
Fixture |
|---|---|
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03/05/23 – 20:00 |
Liverpool vs Fulham |
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06/05/23 – 17:30 |
Liverpool vs Brentford |
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15/05/23 – 20:00 |
Leicester vs Liverpool |
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20/05/23 – 15:00 |
Liverpool vs Aston Villa |
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28/05/23 – 16:30 |
Southampton vs Liverpool |
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