The official Liverpool website has confirmed that Naby Keita is in contention to make a return from injury against Everton.
The central midfielder has been struggling with injury in recent weeks, but it looks as though he’s finally back fit and firing.
However, it seems as though Liverpool fans don’t want to see him back in action just yet.
Keita has struggled with injuries for a long time now, and while it’s great to see that he’s back fit, Liverpool supporters don’t think a Merseyside Derby will be a great game for him to return in.
To be fair, we can see exactly where they’re coming from.
These fixtures are often fiery affairs that are physical battles between two bitter rivals, and with Keita being in such a delicate situation, the last thing he needs is to be on the wrong end of a red-card challenge in a game like this.
Of course, every Premier League game is a physical battle, and you have to roll the dice sooner or later, but a derby match is always bound to be a bit more testing physically, and that’s why many Liverpool fans don’t want him to play this weekend.
Here’s what the Anfield faithful have been saying on social media…
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