Liverpool Host FC Midtjylland without Four Major Star Players
Defending champions of the English Premier League Liverpool will be playing their Tuesday Champions League game against FC Midtjylland without four of their key players. Summer signing Thiago Alcantara, Naby Keita, Joel Matip and Van Dijk are all unlikely to play the game, Vigil Van Dijk is out of season but for the remaining three they have slight minor injuries.
Naby Keita has missed three games after testing positive for coronavirus, with Thiago and Matip injured at Everton’s 2-2 draw game. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says they will “probably” miss the Reds’ second Champions League group game as well. H e said: “I said last week it would be day by day but I think it will be a few more days.”
The Premier League champions received a boost at the weekend when goalkeeper Alisson returned from a collarbone injury to play in the 2-1 win against Sheffield United. The Brazil international said he was told he would face four to six weeks out after being injured at the start of the month, but played on Saturday having missed just three games.
He put the quick recovery down to daily treatment sessions of up to six hours and a lot of praying. The goalkeeper said: “I believe in my faith and working hard helps me to make a fast recovery.” “Every injury that you have on the ligament – shoulder, ankle or knee – you still feel something weird. Not pain, you feel it for a while.” “But I’m 100% fit to play and I’m comfortable with that,” the 28-year-old said.
