Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp gives Mo Salah Covid-19 update, blasts broadcasters over injuries

Liverpool ahead Mohamed Salah, who missed Sunday’s 3-0 Premier League win over Leicester Metropolis after contracting Covid-19, has now examined damaging and may return to coaching, supervisor Jurgen Klopp has mentioned.

Salah examined optimistic for the novel coronavirus whereas on worldwide responsibility with Egypt final week.

“That is what I’ve heard, a damaging,” Klopp mentioned. “I feel from now he’s fairly regular in all of the testing. On Monday, we’ve got UEFA testing and I’m fairly positive he might be in that. He can prepare with us. There are two assessments within the subsequent two days so he might be examined.”

Klopp additionally confirmed midfielder Naby Keita had sustained a hamstring damage towards Leicester, becoming a member of defenders Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Trent Alexander-Arnold on the damage record. Keita was withdrawn after 53 minutes and changed by Neco Williams.

“He (Keita) felt his hamstring and was not capable of play on, in any other case he would have stayed on the pitch,” Klopp mentioned.

Liverpool face Atalanta within the Champions League on Wednesday.

Klopp blasts broadcasters over hectic match schedule

Klopp questioned Sky and BT on Sunday over match scheduling that he says is resulting in extra participant accidents.

Requested by Sky Sports activities why he waited till the 89th minute of his facet’s 3-0 win over Leicester Metropolis to make two of his three substitutions, Klopp launched a broadside concerning the frequency of video games.

“Why we modify late is as a result of we continuously must suppose that any individual will go down with an damage. We can’t change early, as a result of we modify early and the opposite one has an damage, and also you finish the sport with 9 gamers,” Klopp mentioned.

“It is about all of the gamers, it is concerning the England gamers, it is about all of the gamers who will play the European Championship subsequent summer season – should you (Sky) do not begin speaking to BT, we’re completed.”

The COVID-19 pandemic precipitated the earlier season to complete late and the present marketing campaign to be condensed right into a shorter interval.

The 53-year-old German believes that the scheduling of Champions League matches, that are broadcast by BT, and the Premier League, which is broadcast by Sky and BT, is placing a pressure on gamers and inflicting accidents.

“If we maintain enjoying Wednesday and Saturday at 1230, I am unsure should you’ll end the season with 11 gamers. All the highest six are the identical, however I do know you (the broadcasters) do not care, and that is the issue,” Klopp advised Sky.

Reuters has contacted Sky and BT for remark.

Already lacking a slew of gamers to damage, together with influential centre backs Van Dijk and Joe Gomez and midfielders Jordan Henderson and Thiago Alcantara, Klopp suffered one other blow when Naby Keita had to get replaced within the 53rd minute towards Leicester.

“Folks inform us we are able to rotate – who? We’ve got offensive gamers, the remainder are youngsters. That is how it’s. It is all OK, we battle with what we’ve got, however should you (broadcasters) don’t begin speaking, you will notice what occurs,” he mentioned.

“We can’t change 10, 11 positions, that is not potential. We will not solely present up, we’ve got to win the soccer video games.”

Klopp mentioned that the pandemic had compelled soccer into making many adjustments over the previous couple of months and dismissed ideas that it will be troublesome to regulate the schedule to offer squads extra time to recuperate.

“It is actually troublesome for the gamers, that is what is troublesome – the remainder is only a choice on a desk in an workplace,” he mentioned.