Expert issues ‘huge’ Liverpool claim amid Diogo Jota update
Jurgen Klopp will face “unhappy players” at Liverpool once his entire squad returns to full fitness this season.
That is the view of medical expert Ben Dinnery, who runs the Premier Injuries site and has a background in injury and data analysis, speaking exclusively to Football Insider.
Liverpool have struggled in the Premier League this season and sit ninth in the table despite adding both Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo to their ranks.
Neither striker has hit the ground running at Anfield this season, but Klopp has had to keep faith in the duo with Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino both sidelined through injury.
Jota has been out of action for the Reds since October with a calf injury, while Firmino has been out since early December.
Dinnery says that Jota could make his return next month but believes that a fully fit Liverpool dressing room could result in more issues than fixes for Klopp.
“With the arrival of Gakpo and Nunez, there are going to be so many options there for Klopp,” Dinnery told Football Insider’s Sean Fisher.
“Diogo Jota is still yet to return too – he’s targeting the Champions League tie against Real Madrid next month as a return date.
“It eases the burden at Liverpool but puts huge pressure on Klopp to pick results up.
“When everyone returns fully fit there are going to be some tough decisions to make, especially in that front line.
“There are going to be unhappy players within that dressing room when he has a full squad available.“
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