Injury Update

 

Liverpool receive another huge Andy Robertson injury boost after worrying blow in pre-season friendly

Jurgen Klopp says that Andy Robertson’s pain has already settled after the left-back suffered an injury scare on Sunday afternoon.

The Reds drew 1-1 with Athletic Bilbao but looked to be in devastating attacking form in the first half and fans have a right to be excited.

Anfield was once again packed with fans and were treated to the wonderful sight of Diogo Jota rippling the back of the net after Naby Keita intercepted a poor pass out the back from Bilbao.

The home crowd almost exploded in delight moments later when Sadio Mane, Mo Salah and Jota combined for what would have been an incredible counter-attacking goal.

Jota’s shot was cleared off the line but Mane could’ve had a pre-assist while Salah’s delightful trivela assist would have been the highlight of pre-season for me.

However, many supporters have forgotten the display we were treated to as Andy Robertson’s ankle injury cast a shadow on the game but it seems that there’s a decent chance the injury isn’t as serious as it first looked.

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The Scotsman is old fashioned in that he isn’t the type to roll around on the surface and over exaggerate so you know when he’s clutching his ankle something is seriously wrong.

That’s why when Naby Keita covered his face in horror I feared for the worst. As I already wrote, I genuinely believed that Robbo broke his ankle but it seems that is unlikely which is a massive relief.

Jurgen Klopp has revealed that Robertson is already without pain most of his pain which is a huge indicator that it’s not a serious ligament injury.

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I’m no doctor but in 2019 I tore ligaments in my ankle during a five-a-side game and it was so painful I couldn’t even bear the weight of a duvet on my ankle so it’s massive news that Robertson is comfortable.

Following the game, Jürgen Klopp told his post-match press conference: “We obviously don’t know in the moment how serious it is. It was pretty painful and that’s why Andy went off.

“You probably saw it on the TV pictures better than we did, but he got the ball, the ball on the front of his foot, [and] twisted the ankle.

“The pain settled already, but we cannot say anything further without further assessment tomorrow. He has to get a scan and then we will know more.”

Robertson will undergo scans on his ankle today and will then find out the severity of his injury but the hope is that he won’t be missing for too long.

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News Update

Liverpool are up against Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon, with just four fixtures left for the Reds this season.

The Champions took a bit of a tumble against Manchester City and Aston Villa, but bounced back with a comfortable win against Brighton in the week.

There were some surprise inclusions in the squad that travelled down south – including young full-back Neco Williams, who put in a good first-half shift.

So predicting how the Reds will line-up against Burnley this weekend may be difficult, but I’ll give it a go.

In goal will be Alisson – in the pursuit of as many points as possible, there is no benefit in putting the Brazilian on the bench.

I predict the back four will be the usual suspects of Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold.

We’ll probably see some rotation though – with Naby Keita being dropped – I imagine Jurgen Klopp will be anxious about losing another midfielder.

With the Guinean’s injury record, the boss may not risk him against a physical Burnley side – especially now Jordan Henderson is a doubt for the start of next season.

I predict the midfield trio will be Fabinho, James Milner and Gini Wijnaldum.

Up top, Bobby Firmino simply has to start with the Brazilian repeatedly reaffirming his importance to the team. He’ll likely be joined by both Mo Salah and Sadio Mane, but it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Takumi Minamino start.

My predicted starting XI for Liverpool v. Burnley: Alisson, van Dijk, Gomez, Trent, Robertson, Fabinho, Milner, Wijnaldum, Salah, Minamino, Firmino.

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It looks like Liverpool will be at full strength next weekend for the Merseyside Derby, with Andy Robertson and Mo Salah overcoming recent minor injury concerns.

The duo both featured in a friendly game played at Anfield yesterday – so should be totally fine by next Sunday.

Liverpool squad has no fitness worries so far ahead of first game back.

There was an inter-squad game at Anfield yesterday, which involved Mo Salah and Andy Robertson after they had sat out Blackburn friendly as a precaution.

We think Jurgen Klopp’s first starting XI of the season’s resumption will be as follows: Alisson, Trent, Robbo, Gomez, van Dijk; Fabinho, Henderson, Keita, Mane, Salah, Firmino.

The only contentious spot is whether to select Gini Wijnaldum, Alex Oxlade Chamberlain or Keita alongside Fabinho and captain Hendo in midfield, 

– but we think the manner in which Keita has regained fitness and shone in the off-season might well have earned him a start,

 – especially as the other two have had niggling injury issues.

Liverpool need six more points to guarantee the title – but only three if Arsenal do us a favour and beat Manchester City on Wednesday.

           

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