Liverpool has been handed a massive injury boost ahead of their game against Tottenham Hotspur – Mohamed Salah is sure to love this!
The last time we played Spurs it was billed as a mini-title decider, but how the mighty have fallen. Roberto Firmino decided that game in the final minute, but overall it was a pretty tense affair.
Since then Firmino has been in average form; as has the whole side. The front three has failed to get past some packed defences, while Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold haven’t been at their best.
The 3-2 loss against Manchester United provided a glimmer of hope, especially for Mohamed Salah. Salah scored twice and looked a lot sharper than he has done for a while, and will want to continue that form against Tottenham.
It appears as if things have just been made a whole lot easier for the King. First-choice Spurs left-back Sergio Reguilon will miss the game, wrote the Evening Standard, while back-up Ben Davies is also expected to be unavailable.
Salah should be licking his lips at the prospect of running at a full-back playing out of position. Japhet Tanganga has played there for Jose Mourinho before, but not this campaign and will be rusty coming into things.
Tanganga hasn’t played a single minute of Premier League football this season and has just seven appearances across three competitions.
According to Transfermarkt, the youngster has been struggling with various fitness problems. He missed the first nine games with a thigh issue before a shoulder injury caused him to miss two more fixtures.
Liverpool and Mohamed Salah must take advantage
Tanganga has only been on the bench twice this campaign, and it would be a massive ask to bring him in from the cold and start him against Salah.
Mo must be looking at that news and rubbing his hands together at the thought of attacking the makeshift defence.