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title: "Liverpool: Fans react to Kabak and Firmino injury latest"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fans-react-to-kabak-and-firmino-injury-latest/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
section: "Liverpool Football Club"
published: "2021-03-08T14:20:46Z"
modified: "2021-03-08T14:20:46Z"
---

# Liverpool: Fans react to Kabak and Firmino injury latest

**Ozan Kabak and Roberto Firmino should both be back in contention for Liverpool’s Champions League round of 16 second leg against RB Leipzig on Wednesday, according to [The Athletic](https://theathletic.co.uk/2428818/2021/03/08/liverpool-klopp-premier-league/)‘s James Pearce.**

The pair were missing on Sunday as Liverpool slumped to a [sixth consecutive home defeat](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-liverpool/spielplandatum/verein/31) against Fulham. However, their injuries were understood to be minor, and Jurgen Klopp should have them available again as he plots a route into the last eight of the competition.

Liverpool’s domestic path to Champions League qualification is [narrowing](https://www.skysports.com/premier-league-table), and so they might have to win the competition to avoid the huge financial blow of missing out on it next season. They carry a 2-0 lead into the second leg, nominally their ‘home’ fixture.

Firmino and Kabak both started the first meeting in Budapest three weeks ago. The struggling Brazilian has [yet to score in Europe](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/roberto-firmino/leistungsdaten/spieler/131789) this season, while Kabak is battling to win over [some doubtful Reds fans](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-news/liverpool-fans-slate-ozan-kabak-following-win-over-sheffield-united/), as well as his manager, as the club decide whether to exercise their option to buy the [on-loan defender](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/12205717/ozan-kabak-transfer-liverpool-agree-deal-for-schalke-centre-back-as-arsenal-defender-shkodran-mustafi-set-to-join-bundesliga-club).

### Liverpool fans take little encouragement from Firmino/Kabak return

**“Is it compulsory for Kabak to play in that Liverpool squad…”**

Credit: [@mister\_laolu](https://twitter.com/mister_laolu/status/1368828435322314752)

**“We will still lose…”**

Credit: [@No4troublemaker](https://twitter.com/No4troublemaker/status/1368828346365325315)

**“Firmino? NO”**

Credit: [@lcfpxnj](https://twitter.com/lfcpxnj/status/1368826908859715584)

**“Start Nat and not Kabak, he’s been brilliant”**

Credit: [@harooncr171](https://twitter.com/harooncr171/status/1368840726335791112)

**“So you’re saying we’ll lose again”**

Credit: [@NewhouseT](https://twitter.com/NewhouseT/status/1368832301874941953)

**“Firmino hasn’t been fit for over 2 years.”**

Credit: [@T\_bird\_6](https://twitter.com/T_bird_6/status/1368844538794696704)

**“And what changes?? Trash”**

Credit: [@Manlikegidi](https://twitter.com/Manlikegidi/status/1368852066018426881)

***In other news, [some Liverpool fans were critical of one midfielder during Fulham clash](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-news/liverpool-fans-criticial-of-james-milner-during-fulham-clash/)***