Jurgen Klopp has explained that Darwin Núñez is a doubt for Liverpool’s trip to Nottingham Forest tomorrow.
The Uruguayan international, who has three goals in his last four appearances for the Reds, was substituted shortly before game time when the German team beat West Ham 1-0 at Anfield on Wednesday after feeling a strain on his tendon. the hamstring
The former Mainz tactician revealed that he will assess the No. 27’s situation before making a decision on whether he will appear at the City Ground.
“No new injuries, no new comebacks, but we’ve had two tough matches in quick succession and another one is coming up, so we need to keep a close eye on who can start,” Klopp said (quoted by The Athletic).
“Darwin is one of the ones we have to check. He got treatment yesterday, so we’ll see.”
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The £64m striker now appears to be finding his feet on Merseyside after an indifferent start to the Premier League.
The 23-year-old scored twice and recorded an assist in his first two competitive outings, but then saw red for a header on Crystal Palace’s Joachim Andersen on his home debut.
Since then though, Nunez has shown just how vital a player he can be to Klopp’s side, with his aim, impressive movement and tireless work-rate wreaking havoc on our opponents recently.
It would be a huge blow to see him ruled out of our clash at the City Ground, especially considering that Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz are also out through injury at the moment.
Klopp also revealed that Naby Keita should return to action before the Qatar World Cup interrupts the season next month and expects Ibrahima Konate to return to team training on Monday.
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