Two Ex-Reds to Miss Out on Reunion at Anfield
Liverpool will host Nottingham Forest on Sunday in their return to Premier League action and the job of Steve Cooper’s side has been made more difficult by the absences of a number of key players. This includes Divock Origi, who will not be able to face his former side at Anfield having sustained a hip problem last week.
Origi played 175 times and scored 41 goals across his seven seasons at the club and earned huge popularity on the Kop by making a habit of scoring at crucial moments. Cooper confirmed in his pre-match press conference that the Belgian will join fellow ex-Red Taiwo Awoniyi on the sidelines, who himself has been out since the beginning of the month with a groin issue.
Taiwo Awoniyi and Anthony Elanga Also Doubtful
Awoniyi never made a senior appearance for the Reds but has been an integral feature of Nottingham Forest‘s forward line this season, chipping in with three goals and two assists prior to his injury. He is the only player to have registered more goal contributions than Anthony Elanga, who is also a doubt with Cooper describing the winger as “touch and go” for the game.
Elanga has one goal and three assists of his own to his name so far in 2023/24, and him missing out would represent a significant blow to a side