{"id":14458,"date":"2022-04-07T15:01:02","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T19:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/04\/07\/liverpool-handed-timely-personnel-boost-ahead-of-man-city\/"},"modified":"2022-04-07T15:01:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T19:01:02","slug":"liverpool-handed-timely-personnel-boost-ahead-of-man-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/04\/07\/liverpool-handed-timely-personnel-boost-ahead-of-man-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool handed timely personnel boost ahead of Man City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool star Fabinho, according to reports, looks set to be available for the club\u2019s upcoming Premier League title showdown with Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>For those not aware, Brazilian international Fabinho had emerged as something of a doubt to feature this coming Sunday, when Jurgen Klopp\u2019s troops are set to make the trip to the Etihad for a top-of-the-table clash with Pep Guardiola\u2019s City.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after the midfielder was involved in a nasty clash of heads during the Reds\u2019 Champions League meeting with Benfica on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the back of the action coming to a close at the Estadio da Luz, Jurgen Klopp was quick to assure that Fabinho was \u2018fine\u2019:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a cut. He\u2019s fine. That\u2019s how it looks,\u201d the German explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had a cut in the back of his head and obviously he has no hair to hold the blood back, that\u2019s why they needed a bit of time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Concerns, though, had nevertheless since spread, amid the suggestion that the former Monaco standout may have picked up a concussion.<\/p>\n<p>But, as alluded to above, late on Thursday, such fears have been firmly quelled.<\/p>\n<p>As per reliable Liverpool reporter David Lynch, Fabinho has \u2018avoided any concussion symptoms\u2019, and will therefore \u2018be available to face Manchester City\u2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Boost for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LFC<\/a> with Fabinho having avoided any concussion symptoms after that late clash of heads at Benfica. He has received treatment only for a minor cut to the head and will be available to face Manchester City. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MqZbC5gdLb\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/MqZbC5gdLb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Lynch (@dmlynch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dmlynch\/status\/1512018189735149568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Diaz the star of the show<\/h2>\n<p>Fabinho\u2019s influence, of course, proved key once more, as Liverpool ran out eventual 3-1 winners at Benfica to put one foot firmly in the Champions League\u2019s semi-final round.<\/p>\n<p>An Ibrahima Konate header opened the scoring in Lisbon, before Luiz Diaz\u2019s cushioned layoff teed up Sadio Mane to slot home from close range, doubling the visitors\u2019 advantage just beyond the half-hour mark.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Oh WOW! ?<\/p>\n<p>Look at that vision from Trent Alexander-Arnold ?<\/p>\n<p>An unselfish header from Luis Diaz and Sadio Mane is on hand to make it 2-0 from a few yards out!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UCL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UCL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UkakQekhnG\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/UkakQekhnG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/btsportfootball\/status\/1511428660225613828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Benfica did manage to pull one back courtesy of star man Darwin Nunez early in the 2nd-half, but Man of the Match Diaz\u2019s composed finish late on ensured that Liverpool will head back to Anfield next Wednesday in possession of what many no doubt view as an insurmountable advantage.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/premier-league-betting-tips\/manchester-city-vs-liverpool-betting-tips-premier-league-preview-predictions-odds-2\/\">Manchester City vs Liverpool betting tips: Premier League preview, predictions &amp; odds<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/fee-contract-details-plans-for-next-season-all-the-details-as-liverpool-strike-carvalho-deal\/\">Fee, contract details &amp; plans for next season: All the details as Liverpool strike Carvalho deal<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Liverpool star Fabinho, according to reports, looks set to be available for the club\u2019s upcoming Premier League title showdown with Manchester City. For those not aware, Brazilian international Fabinho had emerged as something of a doubt to feature this coming Sunday, when Jurgen Klopp\u2019s troops are set to make the trip to the Etihad [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-14458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14458\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}