Sports

Liverpool’s Salah Sidelined For League Cup Final Against Chelsea

Liverpool were without Mohamed Salah for Sunday’s League Cup final against Chelsea after the Egypt star was unable to recover from injury in time for the Wembley showdown.

Salah missed Liverpool’s win against Luton in the Premier League on Wednesday due to discomfort the forward felt after last weekend’s victory at Brentford.

The 31-year-old, who had been out for a month with a hamstring injury sustained at the Africa Cup of Nations, had scored in his comeback as a substitute against Brentford.

Salah was one of a host of Liverpool stars absent from the final due to injury.

Reds boss Jurgen Klopp was also without Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alisson Becker, Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota, Joel Matip and Dominik Szoboszlai.

That meant starts for 20-year-olds Conor Bradley and Harvey Elliott, while six of Klopp’s substitutes were 21 or younger.

Elliott, Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz formed Liverpool’s attacking trio.

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino named the same starting line-up that drew 1-1 at Premier League champions Manchester City last weekend.

The Blues last won the League Cup in 2015, while Liverpool’s most recent success in the competition came at Chelsea’s expense in 2022.

(AFP)

Follow us on:

AriseNews

Recent Posts

Voting Begins in US Presidential Election As Trump And Harris Face Off

Americans are headed to the polls to choose the next president in a tightly contested…

1 hour ago

Court Dismisses Case Against Protesters Charged Over Protests, Releases Minors Charged With Treason

An Abuja court has struck out the case against #EndBadGovernance protesters as the AGF discontinued…

3 hours ago

Britain Detects Two Additional Cases Of New Mpox Variant, Total Reaches Three

The UK has confirmed two more cases of the new mpox variant, clade Ib

3 hours ago

Ekiti Chief Judge Oyewole Adeyeye Passes Away From Injuries Sustained In Court Building Collapse

Ekiti mourns as Chief Judge Justice Adeyeye dies, succumbing to injuries from a court building…

4 hours ago

Boeing Workers End Seven-Week Strike After Accepting 38% Pay Increase

Boeing workers have accepted a new contract with a 38% raise, ending a seven-week strike…

4 hours ago

Trial Underway for Eight People Accused of Inciting Murder of Teacher Samuel Paty

Eight individuals are on trial in Paris, accused of inciting the murder of teacher Samuel…

4 hours ago