Liverpool expect Roberto Firmino to be fit for next weekend
Jurgen Klopp expects Roberto Firmino to be fit for Liverpool ’s next Premier League clash with Hull City at Anfield next Saturday.
The Brazilian attacker missed Friday night’s 2-1 victory over Chelsea due to a minor groin injury but Klopp says it was only a precaution.
Firmino, who is celebrating a recall to the Brazil squad, will be assessed ahead of Tuesday’s EFL Cup tie at Derby County with Liverpool confident he will make a swift return.
“There were really difficult decisions to make with Roberto,” Klopp said.
“It was only a little issue, but I had to make the decision in the end to say it was not possible for him to play.
“Everybody said we could take the risk, but I heard the word ‘risk’ too often and so said: ‘no, we can’t take it, Roberto is out’.
“To leave him out and then see the other players play this kind of football is nice.”
Firmino and Philippe Coutinho have been named in a 24-man Brazil squad for next month’s World Cup qualifiers.
Brazil take on Bolivia on October 6 in Natal and then travel to Merida to face Venezuela on October 11.
Source: Liverpool Echo
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