The Liverpool manager is hopeful that Alexander-Arnold and Van Dijk will be ready for the Reds’ first PL game since the World Cup break.
What did Jurgen Klopp say?
Liverpool returned to competitive action on Thursday when they faced the Citizens in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup, a crown defense that came to an end thanks to a 3-2 defeat at the Etihad Stadium. The Reds found themselves without a number of senior stars, with Trent Alexander-Arnold feeling under the weather, Firmino nursing a knock and Alisson and Virgil van Dijk only recently returned to training after an international duty in Qatar 2022.
Subsequently, the Reds Head Coach told reporters while delivering a fitness update to his squad that they thought Trent Alexander-Arnold was available, but then he got sick, so they should wait. According to Jurgen Klopp, Van Dijk trained today and yesterday perfectly fine and should be ready by Monday, but they have to see who gets the virus until then.
The Reds boss added that they mostly play with players who could do all the sessions now and had a break – except for Bobby, who unfortunately got injured in practice two days ago. Not big, but big enough for this period. That’s why Nunez is starting now. Klopp says he could start anyway, but Darwin Nunez is starting now.
A little about the topic
English midfielder James Milner is another the Reds are sweating ahead of a Boxing Day trip to Aston Villa, with a versatile adult forced against Manchester City. Jurgen added on that injured setback that James felt something in his hamstring. They’re still hoping it’s not an injury, but they’ll see. He felt something, according to Klopp, but after 30 years in the business, he said he didn’t think it was much, so they would see.
What else is happening in Liverpool?
Carragher says the Reds need to find further investment from somewhere as the Liverpool manager will want £200-£250m to be spent over the summer.
Liverpool’s current owners have opened the door to potential takeover talks starting at Anfield – or more money to be added to the collective coffers by new supporters joining them on the boardroom. English football pundit Jamie Carragher says it’s important that additional funds are raised on Merseyside and an outrageous recruiting campaign will be needed in 2023 to keep the Reds competitive in domestic and European competition.
The ex-Liverpool player said he was interested whether it was a sale or an investment. According to Jamie Carragher, he thinks there is no doubt that Klopp has told the Reds’ owners that he needs £200m-£250m to spend in the summer. It sounds like an outrageous number, but that’s what the Red Devils and the Blues did last summer. So here are the numbers that the Reds teams are vying for spending.
Jamie thinks maybe sometime during Klopp’s reign the Reds really went for it in the transfer market and he thinks it was just after the first Champions League final game that they bought a lot of players. He thinks it’s needed now, and he thinks they’re talking about this kind of investment. Jamie Carragher says he doesn’t think FSG has those funds right now and that’s why they’re looking for investments to come in to help them.