A fresh personnel blow in Jurgen Kloppβs Liverpool squad has been confirmed late on Saturday evening.
The Reds, of course, are primed to return to action tomorrow afternoon.
In one of the fixtures of the weekend in the Premier League, Klopp and co. will make the trip to north London, for a showdown with Antonio Conteβs Tottenham Hotspur.
The clash, for obvious reasons, marks a crucial one for Liverpool, with the Merseysiders, fresh off a pair of successive defeats over the last two weeks, having slipped a full 16 points off the pace atop Englandβs top-flight.
Safe to say, then, that the last thing which those of a Reds persuasion would have wanted to hear with just a trio of fixtures remaining before the World Cup was of a fresh personnel blow in the clubβs first-team ranks.
But, late on Saturday, this is precisely what has been confirmed.
Leicester, UK. 30th July, 2022. Naby Keita of Liverpool sprints up the field during the FA Community Shield match between Liverpool and Manchester City at the King Power Stadium, Leicester, England on 30 July 2022. Photo by Scott Boulton. (Alamy Stock Photo)
Guinean international Keita has endured a campaign to forget to date, restricted to just a solitary appearance across all competitions owing to a series of fitness problems.
After taking his place back in the first-team setup at Kirkby, though, enthusiasm was abound that the former RB Leipzig standout was closing on a return to the pitch.
But Keita has since picked up a new muscular injury, the extent of which is yet to be established.
Naby Keita has a new injury after picking up a muscular injury and feeling pain while training this week after returning to group training.
β DaveOCKOP (@DaveOCKOP) November 5, 2022
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