John Powell
Harvey Elliott suffered a nasty tackle in Liverpool’s loss to Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup final.
Liverpool appear to have received good news in terms of Harvey Elliott’s fitness.
The attacking midfielder left Wembley limping following the 2-1 loss to Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup final last Sunday. Elliott made an impact off the bench, with his through ball assisting Federico Chiesa’s consolation goal.
But moments later, Elliott was on the end of a late challenge from Newcastle’s Joelinton. The 22-year-old required assistance from the Reds’ medical staff and did not go up to the Royal Box to receive his runners-up medal.
There were fears as to whether Elliott would face a spell on the sidelines. However, it appears that he is unscathed. Elliott has been spotted in England under-21 training at St George’s Park today. Elliott is the captain of the Young Lions and have fixtures against France (Friday) and Portugal (Monday) during the international break.
Kopites will be hoping that Elliott can play in either of both games to confirm that he will not miss any of Liverpool’s games during the run-in for the Premier League title. The Reds are 12 points clear at the summit of the table but suffered a difficult week losing the Carabao Cup final and being eliminated from the Champions League at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain on penalties.
The Reds return to action when they face Everton in the Merseyside derby at Anfield on Wednesday 3 April.