Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has cursed his misfortune in not being available more often this season. The Portuguese attacker is often dubbed the best finisher at the club by fans and pundits.
Liverpool are out of the title race but watching Arsenal succeed in the first-half against Tottenham thanks to an incident that we saw Diogo Jota sent off for, is very frustrating.
With the season nearing an end and Liverpool’s chances of a fairytale finish diminishing quickly, Jurgen Klopp was tasked with providing some disappointing injury news.
Liverpool star Diogo Jota will be out for at least one or two weeks in a blow to the team. The Portugal forward was in good form, scoring in a 3-1 win over Fulham at the weekend.
Liverpool only have the Premier League title to fight for in the remaining weeks of the Jurgen Klopp era, with the German coach set to leave at the end of the 2023/24 season.
It was a day for rotation at Craven Cottage and in Cody Gakpo and Diogo Jota, Jurgen Klopp was able to provide minutes for two players who haven’t played much in recent weeks.
Diogo Jota’s clinical nature in front of goal has been widely praised and with our inability to score goals of late, it was great to see our No.20 back on the pitch and scoring for the Reds.
Liverpool comfortably beat Fulham 3-1 away at Craven Cottage, which was key as they had dropped points in their last two league matches. These are the five things we learnt about Jurgen Klopp’s side.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has lavished praise on striker Diogo Jota yesterday. The German was asked about Jota not being available often enough this season due to injury.
Liverpool have done brilliantly without a number of their key stars throughout the season, but it’s telling just how much they’ve missed that level of world-class quality.
Liverpool have missed the clinical finishing of Diogo Jota in recent weeks, but he was back on the scoresheet today in his first Premier League start in just over two months.
Liverpool travel to the capital to face Fulham at Craven Cottage. The fixture will be the fourth time this season they have met and takes place on April 21.
Liverpool travel to Italy to face Atalanta in the second leg of their Europa League Quarter-Final clash. Extraordinarily, the first leg ended 3-0 to Gian Piero Gasperini’s side.
The 2-2 draw at Old Trafford was beyond frustrating. The 3-0 loss to Atalanta was numbing. The 1-0 defeat to Crystal Palace felt final. Thankfully, Arsenal went and lost to Aston Villa, which is good news, even though it almost adds to the exasperation of our missed opportunity.
Liverpool host Atalanta in the Europa League Quarter-Finals. The first-leg will take place from Anfield on April 11, with the second-leg just a week later.
Liverpool are set for a timely squad boost as Alisson Becker, Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Diogo Jota edge closer to making their returns from injury. The Reds could have their key injured stars back sooner than initially expected.
Liverpool travel away to Old Trafford to face bitter rivals Manchester United. The fixture takes place on April 7 at an unusual 3:30 PM (BST) KO, due to potential fan trouble.
Liverpool host rock-bottom Sheffield United at Anfield, on April 4. Arsenal’s victory the night prior means that the Reds require a victory to return to the top of the table.
Liverpool host Brighton and Hove Albion on March 31. The fixture takes place at Anfield, with the Seagulls winning two and drawing two in the last four meetings – though three of those took place at the Amex Stadium.
Diogo Jota might very well be Liverpool’s most valuable player going into the business end of the season. Sam Dean reports for The Telegraph that, out of all Reds to have made a minimum of 35 appearances since the start of last season, no player has a higher win percentage (63%) than the Portuguese frontman.
Portugal striker Diogo Jota is facing a significant spell on the sidelines this season. The attacker is set to be out for at least ten weeks to two months of Premier League action.
Liverpool's injury list got even longer on Saturday after Diogo Jota and Curtis Jones were both forced off the field against Brentford. The Reds were already missing Thiago Alcantara, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Stefan Bajcetic, Ben Doak, Joel Matip, Dominik Szoboszlai and Alisson for the trip to London.
Liverpool have a comfortable two-goal lead in their FA Cup clash with Norwich City courtesy of a brilliant Diogo Jota finish. The Reds took the lead in the tie after 16 minutes when Curtis Jones headed in a James McConnell pass.
Diogo Jota has run the show in the second half against Bournemouth with two goals and an assist. The tactical adjustment saw Jota shifted to the right of the front three, with Nunez assuming the central position and Diaz positioned on the left.
Diogo Jota scored the 50th goal of his Liverpool career to seal a 2-0 win at Burnley on Boxing Day. Jota had missed Liverpool's previous eight games with a hamstring injury but he looked sharp after coming off the bench in the 84th minute at Turf Moor.
Things have gone from bad to worse for Liverpool as Diogo Jota gets sent off. Curtis Jones was sent off for a challenge on Bissouma early in the first half and Liverpool had gone a goal down soon after with Son giving Spurs the lead.
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