Manchester United interim coach Ralph Lonnick suggested the club should thoroughly investigate why the team has suffered more injuries than Liverpool during the season. Klopp's side are currently on the run for the Quadruple, playing more games and going further, but instead in a neat fit.
Liverpool won the League Cup final to reach the FA Cup final and Champions League semi-finals, but in Tuesday night's double red society against Manchester United, no player in the squad was injured, while Manchester United injured as many as five.
Cavani's calf injury, Luke Shaw's ankle surgery, basic season reimbursement; McTomine's foot injury, Fred's hip flexor injury, can not come back in the short term; and Varane's muscle strain has just resumed training, since joining Real Madrid, the French Iron Guard has missed 15 games this season, while Cavani has been paid a salary increase of £250,000 per week last season, missing 26 of United's 43 games after a one-year contract extension.
In the double red club match, Manchester United injured another big player, Pogba played 10 minutes before retiring due to injury, which may be his Red Devils farewell battle. With only the last five games left in the season, the French superstar will probably be reimbursed in advance, ending his failed second career with Manchester United in injury.
Before his retirement, United opened a medical centre at the Carrington training ground, which he described as an important signing. But the results have not been ideal, and Manchester United have suffered consecutive injury crises in recent years, and this season is no exception. United suffered the COVID-19 pandemic during the Christmas season, and a number of key players were injured one after another.
Lonnick complained: "We lost some players we shouldn't have lost and I talked about that last week. Compared to the attacking players I could use against West Ham in January, there are already three players who are not there, including Martial, Cavani and Mason Greenwood, some of whom are injured or even persistently injured. We've lost some other players, some important players have injury problems and those players are usually supposed to be in the starting line-up."
The Manchester United manager concluded: "What happened is not an excuse or a reason for poor performance, it is also a matter that worries me a little. We have a current number of injuries, compared to Liverpool, they play in four competitions, but there is no injury problem at all. We only play in the Premier League, and five or six players are injured, which is also a problem that needs attention in the future. Analyze why this is the case and why this is the case."
Injuries have also led to a slump in some of United's former key players, with Marcus Rashford having missed just one game due to injury since his return from shoulder surgery in October, but he has been reduced to a substitute due to poor form. Lonnick stressed that Marcus Rashford trained well but could not be reflected in the game. If you want to become a major force again, you must express it in action.
"I think the biggest problem with Marcus (Rashford) is that for the most part he really plays well in training, he's confident and he's doing well in training." Lonnick explains, "So he's a player in training, and when we talk internally in the coaching staff, we always say that Marcus's training is great. But on matchday, you have to show that level accurately on the pitch, and he's been trying to do it for the last few weeks and months."
"He had great moments, like the first game I coached against Crystal Palace, and other games. We all know his potential, but if the whole team doesn't play at a consistently high level, it's hard for individuals to develop in a positive way. Only when the overall performance is good, the players can benefit, which is the characteristic of team sports."