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Liverpool Echo
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Paul Gorst

Diogo Jota makes injury admission and speaks out on 'big' Darwin Nunez change at Liverpool

Diogo Jota is hopeful his injury troubles are behind him after his first Liverpool start since May coincided with a 2-1 win over Ajax on Tuesday night.

The Reds forward has been hampered by a hamstring problem in recent months after suffering a recurrence of the issue he initially picked up on international duty for Portugal during a pre-season training session in Thailand back in mid-July.

After emerging as a second-half substitute for the recent games with Everton and Napoli, Jota was named in the starting lineup on Tuesday evening as Jurgen Klopp's side got back to winning ways with a victory over Ajax in the Champions League.

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