All thoughts in Liverpool nation are with Luis Díaz right now. He has returned to training now, and it is up to him whether he’ll play or not on Sunday. The situation involving Luis Díaz’s parents is still ongoing, and he has the full support of the club whatever his decision may be. Díaz missed the wins over AFC Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest, and he could be absent again when the Reds travel to Luton Town.
Only the Colombian international himself knows what the right thing to do is, as he’s dealing with something that is much bigger than football.
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In terms of other potential absentees- the extremely injury prone duo of Thiago Alcantara and Stefan Bajcetic have both resumed training, so a return to action should come soon. Not here, as this is too soon, but we could see them back on the pitch sometime this month. First choice left back Andy Robertson remains out long-term as he recovers from shoulder surgery.
Finally, young defender Luke Chambers missed out in midweek, but we don’t know right now if that was due to injury, or manager decision, or potentially something else.
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