As far as injury crises go, Liverpool’s is actually pretty sh*t. Joe Gomez has been out since early December, but is returning imminently. The same can be said for Dejan Lovren, who limped off against Wolves with a minor hamstring problem. Joel Matip will miss this weekend’s game with Brighton but is expected back straight after.
Fabinho is certain to fill in on Saturday, but with The Sun claiming that Virgil van Dijk is suffering from a ‘mystery injury’, the club have felt compelled to act. And so they have contacted the team in 16th with the second-worst defensive record in the entire Premier League to ask if they can borrow one of their centre-halves. That definitely happened.
Burnley’s response to being asked of James Tarkowski’s availability was predictable. They ‘have slapped a £50million price tag’ on the England centre-half, with Liverpool ‘looking initially into making a loan signing’.
Will Liverpool sign a centre-half for £50m to ease the injury struggles of one game against a relatively limited attack? Or will they make do and wait for everyone to return from short-term issues? Hmm…