Roberto Firmino was a notable absentee in Liverpool’s matchday squad in opposition to Man United, and Jurgen Klopp has confirmed it was on account of a foot damage picked up within the FA Cup semi-final.
Whereas Luis Diaz, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane all registered a objective and an help on Tuesday night time, with Diogo Jota additionally setting one up, Firmino was pressured to look at from the sidelines.
The Brazilian had solely performed the ultimate 5 minutes of the Reds’ FA Cup semi-final win on Saturday but it surely was then that he picked up his damage.
After the 4-0 win over Man United, Klopp confirmed the No. 9 was not current because of the “very painful” concern, one he hopes can nonetheless see him be in competition for Everton‘s go to on Sunday.
“Bobby was not concerned as a result of within the final state of affairs of the Metropolis sport he acquired one thing on his foot,” Klopp instructed Sky Sports activities. “It’s probably not dangerous.”
“We hope so [that he can be involved vs. Everton].
“Truly, we had been a bit anxious however the scan was high-quality. But it surely’s nonetheless very painful and that’s why there was no likelihood [against Man United].”
That Liverpool has a close to five-day break between United’s go to and Everton‘s bodes effectively for Firmino to show his health and supply Klopp an choice to rotate by means of his formidable ahead line.
With Mane, Salah, Jota and Diaz all in kind, including Firmino again into the combination makes for a scary proposition for the opposition and an thrilling one for Reds with 9, probably 10, video games remaining.