West Ham boss David Moyes suggested that the biggest blow Liverpool have been dealt was not losing Virgil van Dijk to injury but instead the fact that Anfield will be empty for the foreseeable future, when speaking to Football.London.
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Reds boss Jurgen Klopp has his work cut out if he is to guide his side to a successful title defence this season.
Liverpool have a whole host of players currently out injured. Virgil van Dijk’s absence will be the hardest to swallow at Anfield, however.
And West Ham might just fancy their chances of causing the Reds some problems tomorrow evening.
But Hammers boss David Moyes thinks Liverpool have a bigger problem to deal with aside from Van Dijk’s injury.
The Scot told Football.London:
“Obviously you’d rather play Liverpool without Virgil Van Dijk. But probably the biggest thing going up to play Liverpool is without supporters, their support makes such a difference, with no crowd behind them hopefully that might make a difference as well.”
West Ham will obviously have to play very well if they are to have any chance of beating Liverpool.
But a depleted Reds line-up and an empty Anfield will certainly enhance our chances of doing just that.
The Hammers have looked so much better since Premier League action resumed in June.
We have lost just five of our last 15 outings and are unbeaten in our last four Premier league games.
Hopefully we can go to Liverpool tomorrow and cause somewhat of a shock. But not having to silence the vociferous Anfield crowd might just give us an advantage straight away.
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