Jota subsequently missed grooming with this team-mates connected Tuesday morning, and was among the first-team players not to marque the travel to Germany.
Slot said astatine his property league connected Tuesday: “He [Jota] got a sound [on Sunday], similar we each saw, erstwhile helium was trying to spell to goal, brought down. That was not the biggest occupation but I deliberation the different subordinate fell onto him and that wounded him that overmuch that helium couldn’t proceed to play and helium couldn’t travel with america for now.
“It’s hard to justice astatine this infinitesimal of clip to spot however agelong that’s going to take. It’s bruised, truthful we person to spot however agelong it is going to take.”
It was a stroke for the Reds, who person won some of their European games frankincense far.
Slot besides revealed that Trent Alexander-Arnold was a uncertainty for the Blues clash earlier the game, though helium did yet marque it.
Summer signing Chiesa has missed the past 4 games owed to an unspecified injury.
Doubt: Diogo Jota could miss Liverpool’s crippled with RB Leipzig
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Liverpool confirmed XI: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Szoboszlai; Salah, Nunez, Gakpo
Subs: Jaros, Davies, Gomez, Endo, Jones, Robertson, Quansah, Morton, Nyoni.
Time and date: 8pm BST connected Wednesday 23 October 2024
Venue: Red Bull Arena, Leipzig
TV transmission and unrecorded stream: TNT Sports