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José Mourinho does not expect Gareth Bale to be fit for Tottenham’s top-of-the-table clash with Liverpool, as he complained that too much attention has been paid to his opponents’ injury crisis.
The top two in the Premier League meet on Wednesday in one of the biggest games of the season so far. However, both will be left without some key players.
For example, Bale was lost Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace due to illness and has not yet trained with the team for the trip to Anfield.
“We still have a training session this afternoon,” Mourinho said.
“Yesterday he did not train with the team. He trained on the inside, not even on the outside.
“At this moment I would say no, but let’s wait for the sensations and see the training session.”
Reds coach Jurgen Klopp has complained about a long injury list, but Mourinho has downplayed it.
He said: “I think Alisson is not injured. (Trent) Alexander-Arnold is not injured. (Joel) Matip, I think he’s going to play. Fabinho is not injured, (Andrew) Robertson is not injured, (Jordan) Henderson is not injured, (Georginio) Wijnaldum is not injured, (Mohamed) Salah is not injured, (Roberto) Firmino is not injured, (Sadio) Mane is not hurt.
“(Virgil) Van Dijk is injured and Van Dijk is a very good player, of course. But give me Liverpool’s injury list and I compared that list with which is the best Liverpool team.
Tottenham also has 10 injured
“I can give you a list of 10 injuries in Tottenham. We have two children under 16 with injuries, we have two others under 21 and two under 23 years. We have (Erik) Lamela and (Japhet) Tanganga.
“And here is a list of 10 players. But is (Hugo) Lloris hurt? No. (Toby) Is Alderweireld hurt? No. (Eric) Dier hurt? No. (Sergio) Reguilon injured, right? Harry Kane injured? No. (Heung-min) Son hurt? No. Lucas (Moura) injured? No.
“So where are the wounds? Lesions are normal. James Milner is injured, Lamela is injured. You know. All clubs have injuries from time to time. Liverpool have a great injury. What is Van Dijk “.
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