Liverpool striker Diogo Jota may be worried about the Premier League crash between the Reds and Manchester City in February as he continues a knee injury. Jota had a perfect start to his liverpool career, scoring nine goals in his first 15 Premier League and Champions League games.
However, he injured his knee in Liverpool’s 1–1 draw with FC Midtjylland in early December and has not played since.
Now, according to an Athletic report, Jota is making smart progress in her recovery and may return to action until the end of January.
That would mean the Portuguese would be online to play when the Reds face Manchester City on 2 February.
When Jota was first injured, coach Jurgen Klopp said, “Yes, it’s worse than we thought at first and bigger than we thought.
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“All possible surgeons have taken a look at it, no surgery is necessary. But he’ll be gone for a while.
“We don’t know exactly yet for a month and a half, two months. We don’t know exactly. It’s quite similar to Kostas Tsimikas, by the way. I can’t. “
Klopp added: “He’s the first one after the game. We saw the stage when they gave it to him; himself, no one would have any idea that anything had happened there.
“They took him out of the box and he said, “I feel a little bit” and the next day, the scanners and a surgeon has to look at it. That’s how we do other information.
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“In the end, we are pleased to have heard the definitive diagnosis. “
The initial projections Klopp spoke of would have noticed that Jota would miss the city crash, however, his impending return will be a major seasoning for the Reds, who have lost problems in their last two games to West Bromwich Albion and Newcastle and would have benefited. 24-year agreement available.
In statements to Liverpool’s previous official this month, Jota presented an update on his recovery.
He said, “Now I’m not simple, it’s even harder when you want to suffer as an amateur and you literally can’t do anything to help the team on the field. “
“But I’m doing everything I can to be back as soon as possible. Things are going well, but knee injuries are confusing, so you can’t rush things, but I’m fine and I’ll be back in the box as soon as possible. “possible, as I say. “
Liverpool have already received midfielder Thiago Alcantara, and the Spaniard returned from a two-month break at Newcastle on Wednesday.
Speaking after the game, Klopp said: “We really signed Thiago because we thought he was a smart player, so you can believe we’d like to have him on the team. Is that clear. What the other guys did at the time, he wasn’t available is certainly surprising.
“So, yes, he’s smart [he’s back], he’s a wonderful player. “