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A Wave of Injuries with Salah as Most Notable, Hits Liverpool Ahead of Manchester City Summit

Anfield Road Stadium is hosting a special confrontation between Liverpool and Manchester City in the 28th round of the English Premier League. Both teams are competing for victory to secure three crucial points. Liverpool currently tops the league with 63 points, closely followed by Manchester City with 62 points. The winner of this match will claim the first place position.

Liverpool has played 27 matches in the league so far, winning 19, drawing 6, and losing only 2 matches. Meanwhile, Manchester City has also played 27 matches, winning 19, drawing 5, and losing 3 matches.

All eyes are on Liverpool’s Egyptian star, Mohamed Salah, to ascertain his availability for the match against City, as well as for the upcoming Egyptian national team camp in March.

A source close to the player has revealed that Salah is still recovering from his injury, and his participation in the matches has not been confirmed. This suggests that he may miss the upcoming summit.

But Salah is not the only one injured, as there are 10 other players suffering from similar situations. Nine players from Liverpool and one player from Manchester City, Jack Grealish, are also sidelined due to injuries. Liverpool is missing Trent Alexander-Arnold due to a knee injury, while Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker is out with a hamstring injury.

Portuguese player Diogo Jota also suffered an injury to the middle lateral ligament in his knee, while Spaniard Thiago Alcantara remains absent due to a hip problem and an injury to the upper part of his thigh. Dutchman Ryan Gravenberch and Curtis Jones both have ankle injuries, while another Spaniard, Stefan Paisic, is sidelined with a muscle injury.

As for the two severest injuries, those would be Ben Douk’s knee injury and Cameroonian Joel Matip’s tear in the cruciate ligament of his knee.

It is noteworthy that the two teams have previously met in 128 matches across various tournaments. Manchester City has won 28 matches, lost 64 matches, and drawn 36 matches against Liverpool.

In the Premier League, Manchester City has faced Liverpool 53 times. Among these encounters, Manchester City has won 12 times, lost 21 times, and drawn 20 times. Their most recent meeting ended in a 1-1 draw on November 25th.

Argentinian player Sergio Aguero, the former Manchester City striker, holds the record for the most goals scored in the history of the two teams’ confrontations, with a total of 7 goals.

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