Diogo Jota is a fresh fitness doubt for Liverpool's
trip to Brentford in what would be a blow for t...View MoreDiogo Jota is a fresh fitness doubt for Liverpool's
trip to Brentford in what would be a blow for the Portuguese
forward after his substitute goal against Nottingham Forest on Tuesday.
The striker, 28, missed just shy of two months with a chest
injury recently and has featured off the bench in the Reds' last six
league fixtures but his only start came against Accrington Stanley in the FA
Cup.
And Jota, who scored with his first touch as a substitute at
Forest in the 1-1 draw, has now suffered another setback with Arne Slot admitting it will
be a ‘struggle' for him to feature on the tricky trip to west London on Saturday.
‘There's no doubt about the fact that Jota is an important player for us,'
said the boss on Friday morning. ‘He was
not in training yesterday [Thursday] so we have to see where he is
today.
‘I am not sure that he will be available for tomorrow.
We have to wait and see. He felt a little niggle during
the half-hour he was on (against Forest), he could
finish the game but afterwards he complained a bit about it.
‘That's why he didn't train on Thursday.
We have to see if he is available today and tomorrow.
It will be a struggle to have him on the pitch tomorrow but we are hoping to see him in the near future.'
Diogo Jota is a fresh fitness doubt for Liverpool 's
trip to Brentford in what would be a blow for the Portuguese
forward
Reds boss Arne Slot revealed that Jota didn't
train with the rest of the squad on Thursday
Jota rescued Liverpool a midweek draw against
Nottingham Forest after scoring off the bench
The Premier League leaders are also not guaranteed to have fellow forward Luis Diaz in their ranks after the Colombian reported a sore throat and illness this week, also skipping training on Thursday.
As things stand, though, Diaz would be expected to recover and travel to Brentford.
Given Jota's injury record and Darwin Nunez's lack of form, Slot and Co have not made a full decision on whether fellow striker Jayden Danns will
go out on loan this month.
Several Championship clubs are keeping an eye on the 19-year-old.
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