Liverpool have acquired a significant enhance within the Premier League title race, with Pep Guardiola revealing three of his defenders will probably be out for the season.
Liverpool dropped factors in opposition to Tottenham on Saturday, which means they now have a mountain to climb to win the league. Manchester Metropolis capitalised on Liverpool’s downfall, breezing previous Newcastle with ease, scoring 5 targets on Sunday.
Nevertheless, the victory wasn’t with out consequence, as Guardiola has formally dominated out three of his defenders for the season, as seen within the tweet under.
Guardiola says Walker, Stones and Dias are out till the tip of the season
— Sam Lee (@SamLee) May 8, 2022
John Stones and Kyle Walker had been unavailable for Metropolis’s sport in opposition to Newcastle, however Ruben Dias did initially begin the sport. The Portuguese defender got here off at half-time, and now Pep has confirmed the unhealthy information.
Being with out three key gamers is a monumental loss at this stage of the season, however to lose all of them in defence rubs salt into the injuries.
Liverpool will probably be delighted to see the current information from Guardiola, because the Spanish supervisor could have to show to youth gamers to assist the scenario. CJ Egan-Riley, a 19-year-old defender, was introduced on with 4 minutes remaining in opposition to Newcastle.
The younger defender additionally began a sport for Manchester Metropolis within the Champions League, so we may see Pep utilise him within the ultimate few video games.