Key Liverpool man missing from training ahead of Newcastle United fixture | OneFootball

Liverpool forward Diogo Jota was missing from first-team training yesterday, according to the Liverpool Echo.

Jota has been an important player for Liverpool this season. The Portuguese international has scored 12 goals in 26 appearances.

Jota is also averaging a WhoScored player rating of 7.03 across the 2020-21 campaign.

The aforementioned figures highlight that Jota is an important player for the Reds. However, there is a chance that the 24-year-old could miss Liverpool’s upcoming Premier League clash against Newcastle United at Anfield.

If Jota was missing from training two days out before the match, it would be fair to assume that he has suffered some sort of an injury. But, we could be wrong.

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ANFIELD WATCH VERDICT

We don’t want to speculate about Jota’s fitness too much. Hopefully we will know more about Jota’s fitness after Jurgen Klopp’s press conference today.

However, even if Jota is unavailable for the match, Liverpool should still be claiming the three points against the Magpies.

The reality is, Liverpool sit in seventh-place on the Premier League table. Newcastle United sit in 15th-place.

The Reds are clearly a better side than the Magpies.