Liverpool Look to Take Advantage of Injury-Riddled Luton Side This Weekend

The Reds will travel to a Luton side with a number of injury concerns this weekend as the sides meet for the first time since 2008. Liverpool return to Premier League action on Sunday afternoon searching for their fifth straight win in all competitions following the international break.
Rob Edwards, manager of the Hatters, described his squad as being “down to the bare bones” in his pre-match press conference. He told the media he won’t be “moaning” about the absentees within his side, despite being without seven of his senior players for the visit of the Reds.
“There’s not anyone coming back unfortunately, so we are where we were, but the guys are making good progress, just not quite ready to make an impact,” explained Edwards, as quoted by Luton Today. “So a little bit down to the bare bones, but there’s quite a lot of teams in this kind of position at the moment. It is difficult but you won’t hear me moaning or complaining about it. It gives other people opportunities and we’ve got to make sure that we’re working in the best way we can. We trust the group, we trust the squad. In team sports it’s inevitable you will get injuries and that’s when we need the whole group. We’ve got a really good youth team we’re working with and some really good young players who are getting some good experience as well, helping us in training, available to be on the bench.”
The Hatters will be without long-term absentees Amari’i Bell, Reece Burke, Mads Andersen and Dan Potts for the contest, with Jordan Clark, Luke Berry and Albert Sambi Lokonga also missing. Liverpool will be hoping to take advantage of the somewhat depleted Luton squad to maintain the winning feeling within the club, as they look to remain competitive on all fronts in 2023/24.

Jurgen Klopp’s Pre-Match Press Conference

Ahead of the match, Jurgen Klopp spoke to the media about his team’s preparations for Sunday’s game. The German manager was confident that his side would be able to take advantage of Luton’s injury issues and secure a win.
“We have been preparing very well and I am confident that we can take advantage of their injury problems and get a result,” said Klopp. “We have been working hard on our tactics and I think we are ready for Sunday’s game. We know that Luton are a good side and they will be looking to cause us problems, but I am confident that we can come away with three points.”

Possible Luton XI

Kaminski; Osho, Lockyer, Mengi; Kabore, Nakamba, Barkley, Doughty; Ogbene; Morris, Brown

Conclusion

Liverpool will travel to Luton this weekend looking to take advantage of their injury-riddled squad and secure their fifth straight win in all competitions. Jurgen Klopp is confident that his side can come away with three points, but they will need to be wary of Luton’s potential threats. The possible Luton XI is Kaminski; Osho, Lockyer, Mengi; Kabore, Nakamba, Barkley, Doughty; Ogbene; Morris, Brown. It remains to be seen how the game will play out, but Liverpool will certainly be looking to take advantage of their opponents’ injury issues.