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Liverpool manager Arne Slott has revealed that defender Joe Gomez is no closer to returning from his hamstring injury. an injury.
Gomez got out of it 5-0 win against West Ham United On December 29 and initially expected to miss “a few weeks”, questions were raised about a possible return in Tuesday’s meeting with surprise package Nottingham Forest.
Asked how far away Gomez is from a comeback, a disappointed Slott confirmed: “Very far. He’s definitely not with the team and Darwin (Nunez) is suspended. They’re the ones we’ll miss tomorrow.”
Forest are the only side to have beaten Liverpool In so far Premier League this season, and Slott vowed not to take Nuno Espirito Santo’s side lightly in his quest for revenge.
“They showed in retrospect what a good team they are,” Slott reflected on the loss. “Generally, when Liverpool Loses a home game… At that moment Virgil (van Dijk) had played 100 home games and lost only once.
“For me, it was tough to lose that day. Looking back and where they are in the league, maybe it wasn’t as big of a shock. They had a good game plan and it was great to bring in the winger. .
“I’ve always said you can best judge the table halfway through the season and that moment is now. If Forest is with us, Armory, Chelsea(Manchester) City and all the others, then they are definitely a team that is in competition with us and other teams.
“If you look at the way they play, if you look at their performances and results, they deserve to be treated like that. Getting a result will be a very difficult challenge tomorrow.”
