Diogo Jota misses Liverpool training ahead of Lille clash as injury woes continue

Jota did not instrumentality portion successful Liverpool’s unfastened grooming league connected Monday afternoon, which would look to marque it improbable that helium volition beryllium acceptable for Lille’s sojourn to Anfield connected Tuesday night.

Speaking up of his side’s clash with Brentford implicit the weekend, Arne Slot revealed that Jota suffered a “niggle” against Forest.

The Liverpool brag said: "There is nary uncertainty astir the information Jota is an important subordinate for us, but helium wasn't connected the grooming crushed yesterday truthful that means we person to spot contiguous wherever helium is.

"He felt a small spot erstwhile helium came successful [at Forest], a small niggle during the half-hour helium came in. He could decorativeness the game, but afterwards helium complained a spot astir it and that's wherefore helium didn't bid yesterday.”

It is simply a frustrating setback for Jota, who has made lone 7 Premier League starts and played conscionable 97 minutes of Champions League shot this season.

Slot had suggested Jota was acceptable to support playing 90 minutes aft helium did truthful against Accrington Stanley successful the FA Cup earlier this month, erstwhile helium scored and wore the Liverpool captain’s armband for the archetypal time.

However, the Portuguese guardant present finds himself erstwhile again battling fittingness issues.