Diogo Jota is not present at training before Liverpool’s Champions League matchup with RB Leipzig.
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A suspected rub injury prompted the Reds striker to leave Sunday’s 2-1 victory against Chelsea.
Jota’s availability for the match against Leipzig was doubtful, as head coach Arne Slot acknowledged after the victory.
Given that the Portugal international isn’t at the AXA Training Centre before Liverpool’s flight to Germany later today, that seems to be the situation.
Additionally, it seems like he could be running out of time for Sunday’s pivotal Premier League matchup with Arsenal.
Five players were absent from the open session prior to Leipzig, including Jota. Harvey Elliott is still recovering from a foot fracture and Alisson Becker is out due to a chronic hamstring problem.
Federico Chiesa looks to be out for the fourth straight game. The winger missed the most recent training session after suffering a setback three weeks before Liverpool’s 2-0 victory against Bologna.
Conor Bradley was also a surprising absentee against Chelsea after returning from captaining Northern Ireland with a problem, reports Liverpool World.
Following victories over AC Milan and Bologna, Liverpool hopes to maintain their undefeated start to the Champions League season.
Slot’s team will be one step closer to placing in the top eight of the new league structure and earning a spot in the knockout stage with another victory.
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