Liverpool head into the weekend four points clear at the top of the Premier League, with one game in hand against everyone but Everton.
Reds traveled to the Gtech Community Stadium to face Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday and were not in the training squad on Thursday Diogo Jota AND Luis Diaz.
Diaz played 75 minutes during the Reds’ match against Nottingham Forest on Saturday. He was replaced by Curtis Jones as Liverpool manager Arne Slot looked for another way to bypass the Forest defense and turn one point into three.
Luis Diaz should be available for Liverpool
Although Jota cannot count on an injury in Saturday’s match, Diaz has not been injured and Slot expects him to be available against Brentford.
– I assume so [OK]Liverpool’s manager told reporters at a pre-match press conference on Friday. “He wasn’t allowed yesterday [at training] because he had, I think, a slight sore throat. However, I assume he will train with us today.
Mohamed SalahCody Gakpo and Darwin Nunez will be available if Diaz is not deemed fit to return to the lineup. Federico Chiesa could also be selected after being an unused substitute in Liverpool’s first Premier League games of 2025 after Liverpool scored his first goal against Accrington Stanley in the FA Cup.
Diaz is fourth in the rankings FourFourTwohe is currently on the list of the best leftists in the world and featured in every Liverpool Premier League match this season, apart from the Boxing Day home win over Leicester City, when he was an unused substitute.
He started 14 of the remaining 19 matches, scoring eight goals, as well as a hat-trick against Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League and a Carabao Cup goal against Brighton & Hove Albion in October.
While there has been criticism of a somewhat restrained individual performance against Forest, Diaz has been critical of the Premier League leaders this season. Only Salah has scored more goals, and only eight of his teammates have played more minutes in the league in the 2024-25 season.
Gakpo. Nunez and Jota have played less than Diaz, while Chiesa is still working to get back to full fitness despite playing just 18 minutes in the Premier League.
Liverpool have been playing brilliantly this season and remain clear favorites to win their second title of the Premier League era, but they have drawn in their last two games and scored just three goals against Manchester United and Forest combined.
That’s a solid result by most teams’ standards, but it’s a drop on Liverpool’s average for the season. Limited options up front wouldn’t help the Slot correct course, and Diaz’s availability would likely be welcomed by the Reds.
