Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp has said that he is confident that Roberto Firmino will return from a muscular problem for Saturday’s game against Villa.
It is said to be his final Liverpool game as he is all set to leave the club this summer. However, his final few games have been hampered by a muscle injury.
Initially, the Brazilian attacker was expected to sit out for 3 games. However, the 31-year-old has been out for the Reds’ last 6 games.
Firmino to play his final Liverpool game?
While watching on from the bench, Firmino was serenaded by a chorus of chants from the away end at the King Power Stadium. Later, he was mobbed by his teammates on the field in a celebratory gesture at the end of the game.
Liverpool will play their final home game of the season against Villa on Saturday afternoon. Moreover, Klopp is expecting Firmino to return to team training on Wednesday, thus giving himself a strong chance of signing off at Anfield with an on-field appearance.
“I think so. So, we drive home, tomorrow will be a day off – not for him but for the others – and then Wednesday team training he will be in, that’s my information.
So, now we have to see because the Saturday game is a super-difficult game for plenty of reasons. Probably a farewell around the game for a few players and then playing for absolutely everything against [the] second or third-best team in the Premier League in the second part of the season. That’s super-challenging, so we have to see. In the middle of everything, we have to win the game, we have to go for it.
But around that, we want to show really the respect and appreciation and the love we feel for not only Bobby but Bobby as well, all the boys who will leave in the summer. So, it will be a special day with a difficult game in between or around whatever. We have to make sure that we can do both.”
The Reds recorded their 7th straight victory with a win over Leicester at King Power. They are currently just one point behind Manchester United and Newcastle United.
All said and done, Liverpool fans and staff alike would miss the Brazilian attacker when he leaves this summer.
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