Liverpool injury news and return dates ahead of Newcastle – Luis Diaz, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Curtis Jones

Latest Liverpool injury news as Jürgen Klopp’s side prepare to face Newcastle United in the Premier League

Liverpool will be looking for their next Premier League points away to Newcastle this weekend, where Jurgen Klopp’s men are expecting another tough away test.

The season began with a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge before scoring their first win of the season against Bournemouth on Saturday. Luis Diaz, Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota were among the goals to make it 3-1, but in the 90th minute both the Colombian and Trent Alexander-Arnold limped off, while Alexis Mac Allister was sent off.

Next in line are the top four Newcastle hopefuls. While Klopp remains unbeaten at Tyneside since his first away trip in 2015, a 5-1 win at home to Aston Villa on the opening day means the home side should be in high spirits. The Liverpool manager set up the game last week and started the mind games with a small mention of how the Premier League’s new sideline rules will affect the Magpies, prompting a backlash. Eddie Howe.

Just weeks into the new season, the Reds are struggling with a string of injuries, unsurprisingly affecting the midfield more than any other area to date. Hoping there will be some returns for the Newcastle game, here’s the latest injury news from Liverpool:

Luis Diaz

Klopp may have a plethora of good attacking options to choose from, but losing his standout player of the new season so far in such an important clash would be of great concern.

Diaz left the pitch in the 86th minute after a spectacular equalizer half an hour ago and was replaced by Darwin Nunez. He received treatment just before his retirement amid potential problems with the knee injury that sidelined him for six months last season. After the period, Klopp said: “First class, very good form but the second half was difficult for him. Being part of this new midfield was really difficult for him, you could see that.”

Espected return date: This week

Trent Alexander Arnold

Similar to Diaz, “the Scouser on the team” also left Saturday’s event early. Before being traded to Joe Gomez, he suffered a blow and was later seen exiting the dugout with an ice pack around his ankle.

Asked by the press what happened, Klopp replied: “I hope so (that he is fine). He told me he had a kick which was quite painful, but as far as spinning or falling, it was a kick.” So we changed back then, but I hope he’s okay.”

Espected return date: This week

curtis jones

The 22-year-old missed the second game of the season with an ankle injury sustained in training. This was first claimed by Athletic on Saturday.

Their report suggested the injury was only minor and that Jones would return to training in hopes of being included in the group traveling to the north-east on Sunday.

After making an impression towards the end of last season after recovering from injury, the midfielder picked up where he left off eight days ago with an energetic last minute performance against Chelsea.

Expected Return Date: This week

Thiago Alcantara

Thiago Alcantara’s return was downplayed by his coach on Friday. Klopp sat down in front of the press and explicitly stated that he “wouldn’t be there yet” for the Bournemouth match, but was “very close” to returning. His time will have to be managed due to the fact that he was unable to take part in any pre-season matches, although he was part of the delegation that traveled to the July training camp in Germany and has since returned to training ahead of the start of championship championship.
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Thiago’s illness was a hip problem which required surgery before the end of the 2022/23 season.

Expected return date: end of August/beginning of September

Stefan Bajcetic

Like his Spanish compatriot, Stefan Bajcetic was already out before the end of last season with a captor injury. He too had said of the Liverpool manager that he “hadn’t arrived yet” for the Bournemouth game, so it was a welcome sight to see the 18-year-old’s name among the substitutes on Saturday.

He was an unused substitute for 90 minutes, although he later posted this encouraging message on social media:

Had circumstances been different and Mac Allister had not been sent off, the Anfield crowd might have gotten at least a few minutes from the young midfielder, so a return from the bench against Newcastle is looming. Estimated return date: this week.

Conor Bradley

The young full-back has already shown his potential during the pre-season in Germany and has played 90 minutes in two games.

He was later dropped from the group traveling to Singapore after suffering an unspecified minor injury and has not been part of a match squad since the start of the season but has been involved in training since the return of his teammates in England.

Once fit, the Northern Irishman is set to enter Klopp’s plans as a back-up to Trent Alexander-Arnold after proving himself in Ligue 1 at Bolton Wanderers last year.

Estimated return date: unknown