Liverpool was violated with Wolverhampton Wanderers a big blow for her Premier League conflict with Cody Gakpo against injuries.
The Dutchman was in a wonderful form for the table side of Arne Slot and scored 16 goals in all competitions, including eight in the Premier League, after he had established himself on the left flank as a regular starter.
Gakpo was withdrawn on Wednesday with the 2-2 draw of Liverpool with Merseyside-rival Everton, with the slot unveiled before the game in his press conference that the 25-year-old had replaced because of an injury.
Back then, Slot did not state what was Gakpo’s edition, but the former PSV Eindhoven was not mentioned in Liverpool’s squad when he was announced a little more than an hour before the kick-off-Diogo Jota, his replacement.
Liverpool is without the suspended Curtis Jones, with the kind permission of a crucial game after the final pipe against Everton and the injured duo by Joe Gomez and Tyler Morton. Trent Alexander-Arnold returns to the starting line-up and replaces Conor Bradley.
The pressure to overcome fighting wolves was increased on Saturday by the 2-0 victory of Arsenal via Leicester City, with the kind permission of a bracket by the provisional striker Mikel Merino. The Spaniard was presented with a little more than 20 minutes and soon broke the Deadlock to suppress Liverpool’s lead to the top of the Premier League table to just four points.
The form of Liverpool in the weekend was steady, but unspectacular, perhaps because of an incredibly overloaded shaw. Slot’s team has retained their unbeaten Premier League run, which goes back to September, but has reduced points in three of their last six games.
The recent away winners about the home specialist Brentford and in the form of Bournemouth have shown the stricter side of Liverpool, and Arsenal continues to stick to the gasoline, even though they have lost against Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz in the past few months.
🚨 Liverpool start-up line-up (4-2-3-1): Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, van Dijk, Konate, Robertson, Mac Allister, Graßenberch, Szoboszlai, Salah, Jota, Diaz.