Your morning Liverpool headlines for Sunday, February 26.
Darwin Nunez injury update after Liverpool striker missed Crystal Palace draw
Jurgen Klopp admits he doesn’t know when Darwin Nunez will be able to return as the Liverpool striker continues to be troubled by a shoulder problem.
Nunez missed Saturday evening’s dreary goalless Premier League draw at Crystal Palace with the issue the forced him off at Newcastle United last week.
The Uruguayan was able to start and score in the midweek Champions League defeat to Real Madrid following a painkilling injection, but was substituted in the second half.
And having subsequently suffered a setback, the 23-year-old is now a doubt for Wednesday’s Premier League visit of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
“Darwin was okay with an injection against Madrid because there’s no structural damage,” said Liverpool boss Klopp.
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'That would really be a joke' - Jurgen Klopp sends defiant message to his Liverpool players
Jurgen Klopp has urged his Liverpool team not to be too despondent after their goalless draw at Crystal Palace, saying: "We cannot suffer because of our own history".
The Reds closed the gap on the top four to six points with a game in hand but missed a presentable opening to ramp up the pressure on fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur further by firing a blank in an uneventful game at Selhurst Park on Saturday night.
Mohamed Salah and Jean-Philippe Mateta both struck the bar but neither side created too many openings as the two teams played out a tame affair in south London.
Despite the failure to reduce the gap further on Spurs, who host Chelsea on Sunday, Klopp demanded that his squad don't get too disappointed with the draw against the Eagles just because of what they have achieved in previous years under his management.
“We keep going," Klopp said. "I see in your eyes and the players’ eyes as well that it looks like we lost the game. We didn’t. We spoil ourselves with a lot of things, but we cannot suffer because of our own history."
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