Liverpool duo Diogo Jota and Joe Gomez have had a irritating time on the damage entrance these days that would have an effect on the line-up towards Ipswich City on Saturday afternoon.
Jota was absent for Liverpool’s Premier League win at Brentford final weekend with what Arne Slot initially known as ‘a bit niggle’.
However Jota once more missed out for the Reds’ Champions League victory over Lille in midweek, with Slot offering an extra replace forward of that sport.
Liverpool duo Diogo Jota and Joe Gomez each face ‘weeks’ out of motion
Joe Gomez has been a usefully versatile back-up defender for Liverpool through the years (Picture credit score: Getty Photos)
At his pre-match press convention earlier than Lille’s journey to Anfield, Slot made clear that each Jota and Gomez would face extra time on the remedy desk, saying: “Possibly Jota [will be back] a bit sooner than Joe, and each of them are anticipated to be again with us in weeks, not in months.
“However I’ve mentioned many instances earlier than that the final stage of rehab is essentially the most tough one, or the one that may typically add just a few days or not.
Arne Slot expects Joe Gomez and Diogo Jota to be out for ‘weeks’ (Picture credit score: Getty Photos)
Slot went on: “It’s clear we predict them to be again with us within the upcoming weeks however it’s tough to say precisely how lengthy it’s.
“However each of them aren’t going to be out for months, that’s for positive, so long as the rehab goes as deliberate, after all.”
Jota has a muscle damage, whereas Gomez has been out since Liverpool’s five-goal victory away to West Ham again on December 29.
Liverpool return to Premier League motion towards Ipswich in Saturday’s 3pm kick off earlier than rounding off their stupidly-named Champions League league part away to PSV on Wednesday.
Slot’s facet are prime of each league tables after a barnstorming begin to the home season and a 100% file to date within the revamped European competitors.
The one vital blots on Liverpool’s copybook to date has been their at-the-time stunning 1-0 defeat at residence to Nottingham Forest in September and one other one-goal defeat within the first leg of their League Cup semi-final towards Tottenham earlier this month.
