Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker and former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy have given a worrying assessment of Diogo Jota’s injury after the Reds forward was forced off in the first half against Brentford.
The Portugal international was taken off on a stretcher with a suspected knee injury and was replaced by the returning Mohamed Salah. He will now undergo further examination to establish the extent of the injury.
Speaking on Saturday night’s Match of the Day, Lineker delivered a concerning three-word assessment of the injury. Murphy, on punditry duty, also predicted the severity of the problems that forced Curtis Jones and Darwin Nunez off the pitch in the first half and at half time.
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Lineker said of Jota’s injury: “That looked bad.” Murphy then added: “It did, an innocuous, a landing on his knee. He looks like he’s going to be out for a while.
“Curtis Jones is a blow, he’s not the type of lad who comes off with injuries, so he’s probably going to be at least a couple of weeks you would imagine.
“Better news from what Jurgen says on Darwin Nunez because that he’s saying is more of a precaution. So, hopefully he’ll be alright for the final next week.”
Goals from Nunez, Alexis Mac Allister, Salah and Cody Gakpo saw Liverpool come out as 4-1 winners at the G-Tech Community Stadium and maintain their place at the top of the Premier League. They are back in action on Wednesday night when they take on Luton Town at Anfield.
The injury concerns over Jota, Jones, and Nunez add to already existing problems for Alisson Becker, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dominik Szoboszlai, and Thiago Alcantara. All four players joined long-term absentees Joel Matip, Stefan Bajcetic, and Ben Doak on the sidelines due to injury and remain big doubts for next weekend’s Carabao Cup final against Chelsea.
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