Conor Bradley is the latest injury concern for Liverpool FC, who have recently seen their lead at the top of the Premier League table shrink. They are currently up by eight points on Arsenal, but the Gunners have a game in hand on them.
Given how the North Londoners are taking on West Ham tomorrow, it’s looking like the Reds lead will only be five by the time they kickoff against Manchester City on Sunday.
Liverpool FC at Manchester City FYIs
Kick: Sun. Feb. 23, 5:30pm, Anfield, Liverpool, UK
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Google Result Probability: Liverpool 42% Man City 33% Draw 25%
Premier League Standing, Form: Liverpool 1st, 61 pts, WWDWD Manchester City 4th, 44 pts, DWWLW
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We’re not sure what is really going on Bradley right now, other than it’s a thigh injury.
Manager Arne Slot said yesterday:
“We don’t know yet. I would be completely surprised if he’s involved in the Sunday game or the Wednesday game against Newcastle. You can assume that’s not going to happen.”
Moving on to the latest with the Cody Gakpo situation, Slot said yesterday: “Let’s see. I hope [he’s available], I’m not 100 per cent sure. He hasn’t trained with the team yet. Maybe he does a bit today. I don’t know exactly. It will be a close call.”
So that will be a kickoff time decision, probably. And then finally, some bad news regarding defender Joe Gomez. He’s maybe donezo for the season, after having underwent surgery to repair his hamstring injury.
“Joe had surgery for his hamstring injury, so he’s out for a long time,” Slot said.
“He will be back maybe just before the end of the season.”
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