Liverpool and Arsenal are defying the defensive crisis in the face of West Ham and Man United
Injuries and fatigue began to hit English teams that participate in the European championships this season, as Liverpool will have to pay a young defender when they host West Ham next Saturday in the seventh round of the English Premier League, while Arsenal faces a headache to choose the formation in which Manchester United will face the same Round.
Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp said that Fabinho's hamstring injury on Tuesday was the last thing the team wanted.
Fabinho, the midfielder, was playing in the center of defense, to fill the gap left by Vergil van Dyck after undergoing knee surgery and being away from the field for a long time.
Liverpool will also miss Joel Matip's services in the West Ham match, which means that Klopp will likely pay the 19-year-old young defender Reese Williams, who was the coach's first choice when he replaced Fabinho against Danish Metjeland, but the German coach said that there are other young players in his circle of interest. .
Klopp said, "Apart from Reese, we still have Nat Phillips, Billy Cometio, he plays in the center of defense as well."
He added, "We have very young substitutes and they do not have experience, and at this moment it seems we have to choose from among them."
Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta is also feeling Klopp's defensive headache, as he also suffers from a long list of absences in the defense line before facing Manchester United on Sunday.
Arteta said that Pablo Marie (an ankle injury), Callum Chambers (a knee injury) and Rob Holding (a hamstring injury) were confirmed as missing from the match, while David Luiz (a thigh injury) will undergo a physical exam to determine his position on participation.
"If we lose another defender, we will be in real trouble," Arteta said.
"We will have to watch how the team is running in the next two or three games," he added.
There are also fears for Arteta in attack, especially since the duo Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre Emerick Aubameyang are going through a period of non-goal scoring in the Premier League.
On Saturday, Everton, the leaders of the table, will meet with Newcastle, while Aston Villa will host the Southampton team, and Tottenham will meet at home to Brighton.
Wolverhampton opens this round of matches tomorrow, Friday, against Crystal Palace.
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