Ian Wright told the Kelly and Wrighty Show on Premier League Productions (14/04/22 @ 12:25 pm) that injuries to Manchester City duo Kyle Walker and Kevin de Bruyne are a 'huge, big thing' for Liverpool.On Wednesday night, Manchester City faced Atletico Madrid in a tense and combative Champions League quarter-final match.
While Pep Guardiola's team made it to the semi-finals, it came at a cost ahead of their FA Cup semi-final match against Liverpool.
Both de Bruyne and Walker were injured, and Guardiola told Sky Sports after the game that his team was in 'serious difficulty.'Jurgen Klopp, on the other hand, was able to rest some of his heavyweight hitters and emerge injury-free from his Champions League battle with Benfica.
Given Man City's troubles, Wright believes this suits Liverpool because their opponents will find it 'impossible' to fill the hole left by those two players.
"You're in a stage of the season where you want everyone to be in shape," Wright explained.
"You have to say Kyle Walker and Kevin de Bruyne missing is a massive, big thing for Liverpool from a squad and a mental type of aspect confidence and one-upmanship standpoint. You must endeavor to ensure that, whoever is playing, you take advantage of the fact that those two players may not be present.
"Unfortunately for Man City, this is what happens at this level." It's possible that you'll overlook important actors. It's now up to the Man City players to cover those two players' voids, which will be challenging. You must endeavor to ensure that, whoever is playing, you take advantage
"Unfortunately for Man City, this is what happens at this level." It's possible that you'll overlook important actors. It's now up to the Man City players to cover those two players' voids, which will be challenging. De Bruyne scored the first goal against Liverpool on Sunday, so his big-game performances will be missed if he can't reach Wembley.
Walker, on the other hand, may prove to be the most significant loss because of the support he offers on the sides for Man City when they press so high up the pitch.
Joao Cancelo is expected to return to right-back, with Oleksandr Zinchenko moving to left-back.
In any case, if these two are out for an extended period of time, it will have a significant impact on this weekend match, the Premier League, and the Champions League.
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