Solely two gamers within the present squad have scored a penalty for Liverpool in regulation time, and Jurgen Klopp could possibly be with out each of them for the League Cup ultimate.
Liverpool aren’t any strangers to penalty shootouts, and Klopp could have his listing of potential takers in hand, however he could also be unable to name upon two trusty convertors.
Within the Reds’ squad, solely Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez have scored from the spot in regulation time for the membership.
Salah has had the monopoly on penalty conversions, scoring 31 of his 38 makes an attempt, whereas Nunez has scored as soon as from two efforts as a Purple.
No different participant has had a chance – shootouts apart – and with each Salah and Nunez underneath critical doubt as a consequence of damage, Liverpool may lose two choices ought to a penalty be awarded at Wembley.
Dominik Szoboszlai is dependable from 12 yards, he’s proved as a lot for RB Leipzig and Hungary, however he too is underneath doubt after sustaining a reoccurrence of his hamstring damage a handful of video games in the past.
That’s three penalty takers doubtlessly unavailable for Liverpool for the League Cup ultimate if they don’t go late health assessments.
Including to that, of the overall 15 penalty takers from each cup finals in 2022, 10 stay on the membership, and solely six are identified to be out there for the fixture.
If we’re on the lookout for one other participant to tackle the place as chief penalty taker in regulation time – ought to Salah not function – Klopp will seemingly flip to Alexis Mac Allister.
The Argentine has missed one senior penalty in his profession from eight makes an attempt, proving dependable throughout his time at Brighton.
