Liverpool -Manager Arne Slot has admitted that he will be surprised if Marcus Rashford is not a hit during his loan in Aston Villa.
Slot, who confirmed that Joe Gomez will be out for a few weeks with a hamstring injury, takes his Premier League leaders to Villa Park on Wednesday evening, where they are confronted with a rejuvenated Rashford on loan from Manchester United, where he is frozen by Ruben Amorim .
“The first time I stood opposite Marcus Rashford in real life was on our tour for the season in the US,” said Slot.
“I was really impressed how fast he is. He has a nice height and feels comfortable with the ball. I hope for him that he will show that in Villa, but of course I hope he does not do it against us.
“I will be completely surprised if a player of this quality will not show it in the coming months because he is a very good player.”
Rashford was no longer on display in the Premier League for United since the beginning of December, but came from the bank in front of Villa on Saturday and helped them fight back to draw 1-1 with Ipswich, so that the equalizer of Ollie Watkins was set up with a fantastic Free free -chicken that hit the woodwork.
Liverpool could clear 10 points by beating Villa, but stuttered in their last three games; Be made suitable from the FA Cup from Plymouth, drawing in Everton and then holding it on Sunday to beat Wolves 2-1 without having a shot on goal in the second half.
Gomez and Cody Gakpo missed the weekend due to injury and neither will return on Wednesday, although Gomez's problem is worse.
“Neither is available for Villa,” concluded Slot. 'Cody is quite close to the return, Joe goes out for a few weeks due to a hamstring injury.
'He will miss large parts of the end of the season, but we expect him to be back in the final phase. He may need surgery, but that is something that we have to assess. '
Gomez was picked up early in the defeat in Plymouth. “It's a big blow to us, but first of all for him because he tried to do everything to be with the team,” Slot added.
'He worked very hard to come back, when the first game he came back after two or three minutes, we saw him make a sprint and now he is out for weeks.
“It is always very difficult for a player when that happens in any part of the season, let alone the part of the season that everyone is looking forward to.”
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