da betsson： Many Liverpool fans have been debating who should step up in the absence of Joel Matip, after the Evening Standard reported the defender could be ruled out for up to six weeks.
da jogodeouro： Matip suffered a kick to his knee against Sheffield United on September 28, and felt the injury again at Old Trafford when he made his return against Manchester United following a three-week absence.
Liverpool intend to ease his return to full fitness, with the 28-year-old potentially facing a further six weeks on the sidelines after suffering a setback in his recovery.
Such a spell out of action would rule Matip out of the Reds’ upcoming encounters with Manchester City, Everton and the remainder of their Champions League Group Stage fixtures.
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Dejan Lovren has held duties alongside Virgil van Dijk in two of Liverpool’s last three league matches and against Genk in Europe in the absence of Matip, with Joe Gomez resigned to a back-up capacity since starting against Norwich City on the opening day.
Reds supporters have been discussing which of Lovren and Gomez should be offered a more prevalent role in Jurgen Klopp’s plans going forward.
Gomez made 16 outings in the Premier League last season, in which he averaged 1.4 tackles per ninety minutes, along with 1.2 interceptions, 3.3 clearances and 1.1 blocks, per WhoScored data.
Lovren, meanwhile, made 13 top-flight appearances in the 2018/19 campaign, in which he averaged 1.4 tackles, 1.0 interceptions, 4.7 clearances and 1 block.
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