Before Liverpool’s match against Manchester United on Sunday, James Pearce has provided some encouraging information on the severity of injuries that the club is currently dealing with.
On Thursday night, the Reds were victorious over Sheffield United despite the absence of Wataru Endo, who suffered a knock during the club’s victory over Brighton the previous weekend and consequently did not play in the subsequent match at Anfield.
On the other hand, the dependable LFC journalist claimed today in an article for The Athletic that the Japanese midfielder is now “expected to return” for the trip to Old Trafford, which is scheduled to take place in two days.
In the same piece, Pearce made a passing reference to the fact that Endo is expected to return for the match against Manchester United.
It is quite probable that Endo will replace Ryan Gravenberch, who did not perform even close to his best against the Blades the previous evening.
During his first season at Liverpool, the Japan captain has been a good value for the ÂŁ16 million transfer cost that he received.
He has provided a relentless and authoritative presence at the base of the midfield, which has allowed Alexis Mac Allister to play further forward.
The Argentine has been able to realize his enormous potential as a result of this, as demonstrated by his constant sequence of goal contributions over the past few weeks, including the show-stopping strike against Sheffield United on Thursday.
As a result of the fact that the Reds have seven more meetings scheduled between now and April 27th, beginning with the most important of all the grudge matches that will take place away at Old Trafford this weekend, Jurgen Klopp will be desperate to have the strongest squad possible for these rigorous encounters.
Every Liverpool fan will be overjoyed to see Endo’s name on the team sheet on Sunday, provided that he appears to be in good enough shape to return to the starting lineup.
