Fearless Exeter boss warns injury-hit Liverpool ahead of FA Cup tie

Defender Dejan Lovren also limped off in the first half of that encounter with the same issue and will also sit out Wednesday’s game against Arsenal as well the visit of Louis van Gaal’s men to Anfield four days later.

Philippe Coutinho, Dejan Lovren and Kolo Toure all sustained injuries in midweek at Stoke City adding to the Liverpool manager’s existing injury problems.

“We are not just going to sit back and defend”, Tisdale said ahead of Exeter’s first third-round tie since they took Manchester United to a replay 11 years ago. At the start of the season, we had five.

“We have thought about nothing else for the last few days”, said the Liverpool manager.

“They are highly trained athletes more than ever before, and they become more susceptible to injuries by the amount of work they do in a game now”.

Gray wrote in his blog for Paddy Power: “Liverpool have had really good cup results against the odds”.

Kent who was on loan at Coventry had this to say after his final game with them; “there a number of injuries and a lot of games so that’s why I’ve been recalled”.

“Injuries? Yeah that’s it, we will look at our training!”

“There is no time for training, only recovery, the game is our only session in the week to be honest. There is no training”, he said. I am responsible for these things and if you want to make me responsible then it’s okay.

The duo join a lengthy list of Liverpool players out with hamstring injuries, which includes Divock Origi, Martin Skrtel, Jordan Rossiter and Daniel Sturridge. Adam Lallana beat the offside trap down the right flank and squared for Joe Allen, whose scuffed shot fell into the path of Ibe who controlled the ball neatly before dispatching his left-footed shot low into the net. We have to make decisions for the team.

“First half sometimes you have to give credit to the opposition”, he said.

“They had the benefit of the goal which in semi-finals is key and as a effect of the goal they could drop deeper and protect a bit more”.

“We have no break, no chance to recover, but we couldn’t wave the white flag”.