Man City Defender Leaves International Base Injured Ahead of Huge Anfield Showdown

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On Saturday evening, Ngumoha was forced to watch from the Wembley stands as Thomas Tuchel’s England slumped to a 3–2 defeat against world champions Spain. As the Three Lions prepared for their flight across Central Europe for tonight’s UEFA Nations League clash against the Czech Republic in Prague (7:45pm BST), Ngumoha was officially drafted back into the matchday group.

Now, with a spot in the final 23 guaranteed for tonight’s encounter, the stage is set for Ngumoha to potentially claim his second senior cap and show why he is regarded as one of the country’s premier young talents Nico O’Reilly’s Misfortune and the Anfield Picture Ngumoha’s inclusion in the matchday squad comes directly at the expense of Manchester City left-back Nico O’Reilly. Things went from bad to worse for O’Reilly on Monday when he missed group training at Tottenham Hotspur’s base before failing to make the flight to Prague.

The exact severity of O’Reilly’s injury remains closely guarded, but sports science staff at Liverpool will undoubtedly be keeping a very close eye on developments. O’Reilly may have lost his starting place in City’s league lineup in recent weeks with Maresca preferring Joško Gvardiol at left-back alongside Marc Guéhi, Rúben Dias, and Matheus Nunes but any hit to City’s squad depth is a variable Liverpool will be keenly aware of heading into such a critical fixture.