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title: "Joe Gomez ‘training away from Liverpool’ during injury recovery, claims journalist"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
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published: "2021-01-01T18:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-01-01T18:00:00Z"
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# Joe Gomez ‘training away from Liverpool’ during injury recovery, claims journalist

Joe Gomez is ‘training away from Liverpool’ at the moment, as he continues to recover from a long-term injury.

That’s according to Paul Joyce of the *[Times](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/virgil-van-dijk-steps-up-injury-recovery-in-dubai-qsn6sd0z7)*, who states that the 23-year-old has ‘not gone abroad’ like Virgil van Dijk, with the Dutchman currently in Dubai working on his own comeback.

Gomez hasn’t played since suffering a [serious knee injury](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2020/11/11/liverpool-fans-are-devastated-as-gomez-suffers-serious-injury-in-training/) during an England training session back in early November, leaving Liverpool with a centre-back crisis.

### Read Liverpool Verdict

The Reds have battled on bravely without Gomez and Van Dijk around – Joel Matip has also been in and out of the side – but they are still missing their first-choice defensive duo hugely.

While much of the [focus](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/421759-jurgen-klopp-on-virgil-van-dijk-s-rehabilitation-latest) has understandably been on the colossal Van Dijk, Gomez’s speed and quality on the ball have also been a major loss.

Without him around, Jurgen Klopp hasn’t been able to play such a high line, due to a lack of speed in players like Matip, Fabinho, Rhys Williams and Nathaniel Phillips.

Gomez’s ability to spray long passes and break the lines – he had an [89.7 percent](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/136451/Show/Joe-Gomez) pass completion rate in the Premier League this season before injury struck – has also been sorely missed, catching out opponents before they are organised.