Luis Diaz Injury Update: Liverpool star Luiz Diaz has fully recovered from a knee injury and he is back to first-team training. The former FC Porto striker was sidelined from competitive matches for five months. His arrival will give a boost to Liverpool’s pursuit of a top-four finish in the English top flight. Follow Premier League LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN
The 26-year-old winger had a knee injury in October against Arsenal. He was supposed to miss out the football action for three months but he suffered a recurrence of the injury during a winter training camp in Dubai. It added two months more to his final recovery.
The Reds signed Luis Diaz from FC Porto last year during the winter transfer window. He had a great start to his debut season and Liverpool won two domestic titles. They came close to a Quadruple last season.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was monitoring his process. Whenever he was asked about the 26-year-old, he didn’t mention much about the injury. He was keen on taking more time for the recovery.
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The Colombia international cleared a significant hurdle last week during his session with the Academy players. He is now fully fit and will be able to join the first-team squad at Kirkby.
Who remembers Luis Diaz turning the game around against Villarreal last season to take us to a Champions League Final?
Only a matter of time before he’s back in action 😁 🇨🇴
— Anfield Edition (@AnfieldEdition) March 27, 2023
Liverpool needs him hard in the remainder of the Premier League as the club is fighting for Champions League qualification. Following the international break, Liverpool will make a trip to Etihad for the tough Premier League game against Manchester City.
Luis Diaz might be benched on Saturday but he will be back in the starting XI for sure. Klopp expressed his belief last month that Diaz would have a major say on Liverpool’s fortunes.
“It’s a different situation to last season,” said Klopp. “He came here having played all the games for Porto pretty much and now he’s out with an injury for the second time.”
‘I can tell you the two sessions he had with us in Dubai, it was like: “Oh my God, how good is that! Then he was injured again. When he is back, he will be really good and very impactful, of course. That is clear.
He also added, “How quickly, I don’t know. We have to see. That’s the big challenge in these moments. There’s no time for being patient but you have to be patient.”
