Liverpool injury update on Roberto Firmino and Diogo Jota as hammer blow dealt ahead of Chelsea final
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Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino is set for a sustained period on the sidelines.
The Brazil international was absent for today’s 3-1 victory over Norwich City at Anfield.
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Hide AdThe Reds were assessing a muscle injury that he suffered in Wednesday night’s 2-0 Champions League victory over Inter Milan. Firmino opened the scoring at the San Siro.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has admitted Firmino will be out for “a while” and looks set to miss next weekend’s Carabao Cup final against Chelsea as well as the visit of Leeds on Wednesday.
Klopp also revealed that the Reds are still unsure when Diogo Jota will return after suffering an ankle problem against Inter.
The Reds boss said: “Diogo and Bobby were both not available today.
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Hide Ad“We really don’t know 100% the problem. With Diogo, it looks better than we first thought.
“With Bobby, we only knew until after the game. It’s a muscle injury and we have to see how long it will take.
“But for sure not for the next game so we have to see.”