Liverpool have had fairly an arduous time with accidents all through the season, and Jurgen Klopp has, extremely, seen solely 5 senior gamers keep away from day out with a health difficulty.
One other season, one other related harm story for the Reds.
No division has been spared on the harm entrance all through the marketing campaign, with gamers welcomed again just for others to take their place on the most inopportune second.
Liverpool predict a handful of gamers to return after the worldwide break, which will probably be of nice aid to Klopp with 9 video games within the area of 28 days.
The supervisor has had one arm tied behind his again at occasions, and whereas this has paved the way in which for alternatives for others, it’s extraordinary to know solely 5 gamers have prevented harm thus far.
These 5 gamers are Adrian, Virgil Van Dijk, Jarell Quansah, Harvey Elliott and Luis Diaz.
Now, chances are you’ll say plenty of them have, actually, been pressured to overlook video games this season, and you’ll be proper, however these causes don’t embrace harm.
Van Dijk has missed three on account of suspension and sickness, and Diaz was absent for 2 matches for private causes following the kidnapping of his father in Colombia.
But it surely nonetheless comes as no shock that Van Dijk and Diaz have performed probably the most minutes of any Pink to this point this marketing campaign, with 2,992 and a pair of,717 minutes respectively.
Furthermore, no participant has been within the squad greater than Elliott, who has featured in all 46 to this point.
With one harm after one other, Klopp has been pressured to push gamers so much nearer to the crimson zone than he can have favored, and but the Reds are nonetheless within the hunt to gather three trophies this season.
It’s a testomony to the squad that Liverpool are the place they’re, as 21 gamers have missed video games on account of harm, combining for 285 video games missed.
It’s a tally that may, sadly, proceed to develop with plenty of long-term accidents, however right here’s hoping Liverpool can stem the bleeding from now till Might!
Video games missed on account of harm this season
* Nonetheless sidelined with harm