The Liverpool fans in the Transfer Tavern have been responding to the news that their 18-year-old Welshman, Ben Woodburn, won’t be involved in the club’s Premier League fixture against Watford this weekend. The club tweeted a link to the Liverpool website with the latest injury update. Woodburn is yet to make an appearance in the Premier League this season having registered four goals and four assists in 16 appearances for Liverpool’s U19s and reserve sides.
Ben Woodburn will not be involved when the Reds face Watford this weekend.
A fitness update from Jürgen Klopp: https://t.co/shXEDtQEWA pic.twitter.com/OluBqUUuM0
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) March 16, 2018
The Reds propping our bar up have had the joy of watching Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah rip defences to pieces this season. The incredible form of the club’s three-pronged forward line has helped the club as they sit 4th in the Premier League and face a mouth-watering Champions League quarter-final tie against Manchester City next month. The form of the Kopites’ front three has led to a number of other names being left out of the squad, specifically 18-year-old livewire, Ben Woodburn.
Woodburn played earlier in the week as Liverpool’s U19s were knocked out of the UEFA Youth League on penalties by Manchester City and has been handed a call-up to Ryan Giggs’ first Wales team ahead of the China Cup next week. However, Klopp has said the youngster won’t be apart of the squad as Liverpool welcome Watford to Anfield in tomorrow’s late kick-off. Klopp’s comments surrounding Woodburn have prompted Liverpool fans to respond, questioning the need to explain Woodburn’s absence given that he never seems to get a chance anyway.
You can see what the Liverpool fans have been saying here:
https://twitter.com/LounesLFC/status/974634972991680512
https://twitter.com/MileHighMunich/status/974636126118936578
After watching him against city in the u19s he has a long way to go before he gets into the first team but he's a young lad & time is on his side .
— stuart tetley (@TetleyStuart) March 16, 2018
Neither will I
— stephen (@StephenDonophan) March 16, 2018
https://twitter.com/Dr_Shepp/status/974637138431102976
This sucks he deserves a chance also unlike people such as #Alexander Arnold …I believe Ben Woodburn can have much affect to put us back in the top 3 even further into second place.
— Kutlwano (@MoPsycho442) 16 March 2018
