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title: "Liverpool fans overjoyed at Diogo Jota’s injury update"
canonical: "https://readliverpoolfc.com/news/liverpool-fans-rejoice-diogo-jota-injury-update/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2020-12-18T19:00:00Z"
modified: "2020-12-18T19:00:00Z"
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# Liverpool fans overjoyed at Diogo Jota’s injury update

After the furore surrounding the circumstances in which [Liverpool](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2020/12/18/report-liverpool-shock-bayern-into-action-with-jamal-musiala-interest/) forward [Diogo Jota](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2020/12/15/diogo-jota-absence-hands-opportunity-to-liverpool-fringe-players/)was injured, Reds fans were today handed a significant boost – including a personal message from the Portuguese forward.

The 24-year-old was injured during Liverpool’s final match of the Champions League group stage [away to FC Midtjylland](https://www.bt.com/sport/watch/video/clips/2020/december/highlights-midtjylland-1-1-liverpool), with top spot in their group already confirmed before the game.

There was plenty of conjecture and [questioning of Jurgen Klopp’s team selection](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/caoimhin-kelleher-liverpool-midtjylland-penalty-19429996) before the forward’s setback was confirmed, and even more afterwards.

However, on the day when [Klopp confirmed](https://twitter.com/dmlynch/status/1339889685267681283?s=20) that Thiago Alcantara, James Milner and Xherdan Shaqiri are all on the brink of a return to full training, Jota gave his own positive update to the [club’s official website](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/420684-diogo-jota-injury-fitness-recovery-going-well?).

He said: ”I’m doing my best to be back as soon as possible. Things are going well but knee injuries are always complicated so we cannot rush things, but I am doing well and I will be back on the field as soon as possible like I say.”

Initially [ruled out for six to eight weeks](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/liverpool-diogo-jota-injury-news-23158178), the shorter part of that timescale would provide a timely boost for Klopp, who has [suffered more than enough](https://www.premierinjuries.com/injury-table.php) this season in terms of player absentees.

Here’s a pick of the reactions from the Anfield faithful to Jota’s encouraging update:

> Twitter: @LFC well in diogoat (@nathan\_tosh1)

> Twitter: @LFC Top of the league squad coming back we are walking this league (@harrisrehman45)

> Twitter: @LFC YESSS BACK FOR THE UNITED CLASH![😍](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.1/svg/1f60d.svg) (@TheLfcKop)

> Twitter: things you love to see https://t.co/JWydSM0tpe (@DiogoFever)

> Twitter: Days are getting better and better! #LFC https://t.co/YoLQoD8cOY (@AnfieldEffect)

https://twitter.com/LFCTooni/status/1339885710841671681