Liverpool will reportedly be without Alexander Isak, Cody Gakpo, and Dominik Szoboszlai again for tomorrow’s Champions League tie against LASK.The Reds suffered a disappointing 3-0 defeat at home to Manchester City at the weekend, and a large part of that was the fact that they had so many key players missing.
All three of Isak, Gakpo, and Szoboszlai couldn’t be involved that day, and now James Pearce of the Athletic reports that they’re still not going to be back for tomorrow’s trip to Austria…Want more CaughtOffside coverage? Add us as a to your favourites list for news you can trustIt’s far from ideal for Liverpool to be without that important trio, though for a game like this you’d perhaps expect manager Andoni Iraola to be able to cope, as it may well be an opportunity to rest players and rotate the team a bit anyway.
Liverpool waiting for big performance from Florian Wirtz and Bradley BarcolaWith LFC missing some of their best attacking players, it’s only intensified the pressure on Florian Wirtz and Bradley Barcola to step up, with neither player doing nearly enough in that defeat against Man City.
While Barcola is only in his first season at Liverpool and might still be given a bit more time to settle, there isn’t that same luxury for Wirtz, who joined for big money over a year ago now, and who clearly hasn’t delivered.Florian Wirtz of Liverpool looks on during the Manchester City gameFlorian Wirtz of Liverpool looks on during the Manchester City game (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
The Germany international’s major dip in form since his Bayer Leverkusen days has been the subject of more and more scrutiny in the last few days, and he surely needs to start having a major influence on games like this, at the very least, before his future comes into serious doubt.
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