Liverpool have been handed a large increase forward of their Champions League quarter closing first leg towards Benfica as Jurgen Klopp has revealed that Trent Alexander-Arnold is ‘totally match’ for the tie.
The Liverpool defender suffered a hamstring damage throughout his facet’s 2-0 win over Arsenal on the Emirates Stadium earlier than the worldwide break. Because of this, he was pressured to tug out of Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions squad for the pleasant clashes towards Switzerland and Ivory Coast.
And there have been fears that the damage may hold him sidelined for a big interval past their conflict with Manchester Metropolis on April tenth, however it appears as if these fears have been unfounded.
‘Trent skilled yesterday and appears actually good however I believe it’s smart to maintain him on the bench’, Klopp informed the media forward of his facet’s conflict with Watford. ‘He is able to come on. He’s totally match’.
🗣️Klopp: “Trent skilled yesterday and appears actually good however I believe it’s smart to maintain him on the bench. He is able to come on. He’s totally match. Sadio Mane stayed in Senegal for an additional evening and solely got here again yesterday in order that’s the rationale. We will deliver all of them on…” #LFC
— Ben Dinnery (@BenDinnery) April 2, 2022
Liverpool’s essential hyperlink returns
Wanting on the Liverpool squad, Alexander-Arnold is arguably the one participant that Klopp’s facet don’t have a substitute for, with Ibrahima Konate and Luis Diaz’s arrivals previously eight months easing the reliance on Mo Salah and Virgil Van Dijk.
Nonetheless, Joe Gomez is presently the stand-in substitute for Alexander-Arnold, a defender whose profession has stalled considerably after a powerful stint in central defence and a person who appears, on the floor, ill-suited to the right-back berth.
Definitely, he lacks the artistic items that Alexander-Arnold possesses, though he could also be extra sound defensively than his compatriot.
Nonetheless, Liverpool will probably be overjoyed to see their beginning right-back return in time for his or her conflict with Manchester Metropolis in a possible Premier League title decider.
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Premier League desk
| # | Group | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester Metropolis | 29 | 50 | 70 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 29 | 55 | 69 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 28 | 38 | 59 |
| 4 | Arsenal FC | 28 | 13 | 54 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 | 11 | 51 |
| 6 | Manchester United | 29 | 8 | 50 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 30 | 10 | 48 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 5 | 46 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 29 | 1 | 36 |
| 10 | Leicester Metropolis | 27 | -4 | 36 |
| 11 | Southampton FC | 29 | -9 | 35 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 1 | 34 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 29 | -10 | 33 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 29 | -17 | 31 |
| 15 | Brentford FC | 30 | -14 | 30 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 30 | -33 | 29 |
| 17 | Everton FC | 27 | -18 | 25 |
| 18 | Watford FC | 29 | -26 | 22 |
| 19 | Burnley FC | 27 | -16 | 21 |
| 20 | Norwich Metropolis | 29 | -45 | 17 |
| Participant | Group | Targets |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 20 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 13 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 12 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 12 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 11 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester Metropolis | 10 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester Metropolis | 10 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester Metropolis | 10 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 9 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 9 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 9 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester Metropolis | 9 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 9 |
| Smith-Rowe, Emile | Arsenal FC | 9 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace | 9 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 8 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 8 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 8 |
| Participant | Group | Purple Playing cards | Yellow Playing cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 9 |
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 9 |
| Firpo, Junior | Leeds United | 0 | 9 |
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 7 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 8 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 8 |
| Money, Matty | Aston Villa | 0 | 8 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 8 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Brownhill, Josh | Burnley FC | 0 | 8 |
| Mctominay, Scott | Manchester United | 0 | 8 |
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United | 0 | 7 |
| Romero, Cristian | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 8 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 8 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 7 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 6 |
| Jimenez, Raul | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 5 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa | 0 | 7 |
| Rice, Declan | West Ham United | 0 | 7 |
| Participant | Group | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 11 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 9 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 8 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 7 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester Metropolis | 7 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester Metropolis | 7 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 6 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 6 |
| Benrahma, Stated | West Ham United | 6 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 6 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester Metropolis | 6 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 5 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 5 |
| Ings, Danny | Aston Villa | 5 |
| Henderson, Jordan | Liverpool FC | 5 |