Less than a week after being a regular starter in the League Cup final against Chelsea, Luis Diaz has once again become a key player for Liverpool in the Premier League’s 28th round duel.
The Colombian will form a very offensive attacking trident, looking for a win over West Ham that would leave the Reds in a good position to fight for the title against Manchester City. Hammers are in fifth place in the table with 45 points, while Liverpool are in second place with 60 points.
“I am enjoying the situation we are in, but there are many matches. I really want to win, but if we lose, you (the press) are sitting here and telling me the title race is over and I don’t have enough capacity for everyone,” Jürgen Klopp criticized in the run-up to this match that many media in England “paint” As a key to keeping City’s options alive.
Diaz will be on the left side again, to complete the lead with Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, The trio that had already given results to Klopp in the previous days: a 3-1 win over Norwich, a goal from Guajiro, and a 6-0 win over Leeds.
The Liverpool vs West Ham match, which will be played at Anfield Road, will be from 12:30am (Columbia time) via ESPN and the Star+ platform.
March on the right foot?
Days ago, the Colombian completed his first month in the Merseyside team discipline, remembering that during the previous qualifying date he signed the contract with Liverpool while he was in Argentina to play with the Colombian national team.
Although he just played for Porto de Portugal, the Colombian striker immediately joined his new team to make his debut two days later with one training session.
His first match was in the FA Cup, in the victory over Cardiff, then came his first appearance in the English Premier League and the Champions League in the colors of the English club. In addition, on Saturday 19 February, he scored his first Premier League goal when he secured a 3-1 win over Norwich.
To conclude his dream month in English football, on Sunday he won his first title with Networks in the League Cup. The 25-year-old got all the confidence of his coach Jurgen Klopp, starting at the legendary Wembley Stadium.
Although he was not in the definition a penalty kick, he did receive recognition from Klopp for what he did during his time on the field. The German strategist spoke this Tuesday before the FA Cup match on Wednesday and took the opportunity to highlight the work of his new student. “He did a really good job, we need that kind of quality. He did an incredibly good job,” he said at a press conference.
Additionally, expect thatWe hope it stays that way for as long as possibleAnd he gave a piece of calm by emphasizing that he took him out of the match because he was tired, and not treated for an injury as it was rumored: ‘He was just tired at Wembley, he was unhurt. “
Thanks to this performance, Luis Diaz appears in the list of footballers you can vote for as the best player in Liverpool In the month of February. All you have to do is go to the club’s page and point out that the vote is for the Colombia international, who hopes to start March in the same style as his first steps in an England shirt. The best difference.
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