Liverpool are without in-form forward Cody Gakpo for Sunday’s Premier League game against Wolves at Anfield. The Dutch international has enjoyed a successful second season at the club and is enjoying a good run of form with four goals and an assist in his last six appearances. Gakpo started in Wednesday’s fiery Merseyside derby against Everton but was brought off after 69 minutes having seemingly picked up a knock.
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Follow the latest updates and score of Liverpool vs Wolves on Metro’s live blog. And the 25-year-old has now missed Sunday’s game at Anfield entirely having not recovered in time. Gakpo’s absence marks one of two changes for Liverpool, with Trent Alexander-Arnold returning from his own injury to replace Conor Bradley at right-back. Diogo Jota replaces Gakpo in Liverpool’s front three, while Curtis Jones also misses out following his red card against Everton.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Up Next. Speaking before Sunday’s match, Arne Slot confirmed that Gakpo was a doubt for the clash but did not explain the exact nature of the forward’s injury. ‘We saw Trent [Alexander-Arnold], of course, being able to play,’ Slot said at his press conference on Friday.
‘It was the intention to play around half an hour, I think he played somewhere around half an hour, so he will be training with us again. ‘Joe Gomez is out and Tyler Morton is out. ‘Cody is a bit of a doubt as well, so let’s wait [to see] how he is today. I had to take him off because of an injury, because he got a knock, so let’s see how he is today.’. Liverpool are currently four points clear of Arsenal at the top of the table but can restore their lead to seven points with a win on Sunday.
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