It won’t be long before real football returns and we can see Liverpool in action once again as we are set to host Brighton and Hove Albion at Anfield in the Premier League.
Roberto De Zerbi looks set to travel to Merseyside for his first game in charge of the club, albeit without the services of Enock Mwepu.
As reported by Sussex World: ‘Enock Mwepu has returned to England as medical tests are unwell while on international duty with Zambia.
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Wesley Ngongo, the Zambian team doctor, said the midfielder was unable to train with the team after arriving in West Africa, where he was hospitalized for four days.
“Chipolopolo were beaten 1-0 by Mali on Friday in Bamako, with captain Mwepu sidelined, as was Leicester City striker Patson Daka, who has also fallen ill.”
It seems fair to assume that after four days in hospital the 24-year-old will not be able to play against the Reds, but we will have to wait for confirmation from his club.
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With six league appearances already this campaign, the Zambian midfielder has already attracted the attention of rival clubs as a possible future recruit.
Much has been made of the excellent scouting system of the Seagulls, who have also discovered the reported transfer target for Jurgen Klopp, in Moises Caicedo.
We’ll have to see if the Sussex coast side will be buoyed by the presence of a new manager, or feeling the hangover from the crushing loss of Graham Potter, but the absence of one of their best players on top of this will certainly will do. help our search for the three points.
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