The Portuguese had a brace in last Sunday’s 4-0 win over Bournemouth and has scored three goals and provided four assists since returning from a hamstring injury sustained against Burnley on Boxing Day. Jota was once again the outright starter, while Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunes were particularly favored in the Reds’ first third alongside Salah in the first half of the season.
The former Wolves striker is certain to start when Liverpool take on Fulham in the Carabao Cup semi-finals tonight (20:00 GMT). Jurgen Klopp’s men took a 2-1 lead against Craven Cottage. And Linders, who was in the pre-match press room, hopes Jota has the mentality to “compete against the world”. The Liverpool head coach said: “I would never judge them on those goals. But yes. This is important. But the same is true of Darwin. This is a sign of a good team, a sign of character and passion. And “ambition”. All the players we have. Jota is a player who can do amazing things when he is angry, wants to compete with the world or wants to make decisions.“We have to keep him in that mindset as often as possible, but I’m really happy with the way Darwin, Lucho [Luis Diaz], Harvey [Elliott] and Cody [Gakpo] are all going in different directions. times. There will never be a situation where you can only trust [someone].
It was the same with Bobby (Firmino), Mo and Sadio (Mane). Bobby played well when Mo didn’t. If it wasn’t Sadio and Mo, there was Bobby. If Sadio hadn’t, Mo would have scored. I mean, if you train, if you train, if everybody’s committed and confident, those things will happen.”
Diogo Jota has scored three goals and provided four assists since returning from injury. Pep Leunders believes Diogo Jota is in an “angry mood” and Liverpool are reaping the benefits. With Mo Salah ruled out for the Africa Cup of Nations, Jota made the perfect move.
