Fresh Diogo Jota injury upgrade provided ahead of Liverpool’s Chelsea face-off -

Fresh Diogo Jota injury upgrade provided ahead of Carabao Cup last Fresh Diogo Jota injury upgrade provided ahead of Carabao Cup last

By Conor Laird

Launched: February 25, 2022 5:17 pm

Last Updated: February 25, 2022 5:26 pm

Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders has, on Friday, provided an upgrade on the physical conditioning of both Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino.

Lijnders’ remarks naturally started the back of the club’s 2 necessary opponents being needed to stay in midweek, as the Reds ended up Leeds United to keep their Premier League title hopes alive.

Liverpool rather relied on the trio of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Hair and January arrival Luis Diaz, the previous set of whom bagged doubles, en course to a 6-0 Anfield knocking:

Goals number 1⃣8⃣ and 1⃣9⃣ for @MoSalah in the @premierleague this season pic.twitter.com/8bRY9vh8xF

— Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 24, 2022

Either Jota or Firmino returning to physical conditioning in time to work versus Chelsea in the ending of the League Cup this weekend, nevertheless, looks not most likely.

Speaking to the media in anticipation of the highly-anticipated Wembley face-off, Liverpool assistant supervisor Pep Lijnders was asked for the most current on the recovery efforts of the Reds set.

And, after confirming that Firmino has in fact been definitively dismissed, Jurgen Klopp’s right-hand male admitted that, though he remains in contention to work, Jota needing to the Wembley pitch on Sunday will be a ‘challenge’:

“Bobby (Firmino) we require to see in the next 2 days. He is pushing himself genuinely hard nevertheless he will not be easily offered for the last. We hope he will be back genuinely rapidly. Jota, up previously no action, so that’s an outstanding indicator. He isn’t dismissed nevertheless still, it will be a barrier.”

Pep Lijnders on Jota and Firmino:

“Bobby will not be easily offered for the last. We hope he will be back rapidly. Jota – he isn’t dismissed nevertheless it will be a barrier.” pic.twitter.com/6Bda1cssIW

— Anfield Watch (@AnfieldWatch) February 25, 2022

Chilwell the sole absentee

Turning attentions towards Chelsea, speaking in an interview of his own on Friday, Thomas Tuchel provided a fitness upgrade on his group in anticipation of Sunday’s cup ending clash.

And the news revealed of a totally beneficial nature.

As confirmed by the German, all of his senior employee prohibit lasting absentee Ben Chilwell took part in training today, showing employees options will be plentiful when the Blues make the quick journey to Wembley in 2 days’ time:

Tuchel states Chelsea had “training today with everybody out on the pitch aside from for Ben Chilwell… I hope it stays in this way” #CFC

— Liam Twomey (@liam_twomey) February 25, 2022