This Thursday, the Liverpool still or Arsenal, at Anfield, at 16:45 (Brasília time), for the first leg of the English League Cup semi-final.
Despite entering the field as favorites, the Reds will have two major absences in the starting lineup. The Egyptian Mohamed Salah and the Senegalese Sadio Mané are at the service of their respective teams for the dispute of the African Cup of Nations. Guinea midfielder Naby Keïta is also competing in the tournament.
However, the team has good news. Goalkeeper Alisson and full-back Alexander-Arnold returned to training after recovering from covid-19 and go back to being options for the classic.
Liverpool is going through an irregular moment at the turn of the year. In the last five games, the team led by Jurgen Klopp won just one, just this weekend, when they thrashed Shrewsbury Town 4-1.
On the other side of the confrontation, despite the FA Cup elimination to Nottingham Forest, this Sunday, Arsenal is going through a good phase of the season and comes from five wins in the last seven matches.
To overcome favorites Liverpool, the Gunners they won’t have Pepe, who is defending the Ivory Coast national team, but they will count on the good moment of the Brazilian Gabriel Martinelli and the English Bukayo Saka.
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