MORGAN MISSION

“But no, I never set an exact figure. “My target currently is for things to go well for me and to give everything I have for the team and this group of players, and that at the end of the season we can be lifting a trophy.”

Double

Boss Jurgen Klopp has been hit with a double injury blow on the eve of the season, as two of the young players he has singled out for big roles during the campaign were ruled out.

Ibrahima Konate picked up a knock in the friendly against Strasbourg, which has proved worrying enough for the Liverpool medics to rule him out of the opening game of the season,.

Joel Matip is now certain to play, after appearing alongside Virgil van Dijk in the Community Shield win over Manchester City.

And Curtis Jones will join him on the sidelines, adding yet another injury frustration for the England U21 midfielder, who suffered a series of niggling problems last season.

Jones appeared at the end of the game against City on Saturday, and was due to appear against Strasbourg the following day, but he felt a muscle issue, and the medical team decided to investigate further, according the manager.

Naby Keita will be in the squad for the visit to London, after recovering from a bout of illness which sidelined him last weekend.

NOTTINGHAM FOREST are refusing to give up on Morgan Gibbs-White — despite the midfielder being reluctant to table a transfer request at Wolves.

Forest boss Steve Cooper made Orel Mangala the club’s 12th signing since promotion, paying Stuttgart €15m for the midfielder.

Now Forest are continuing to try to tempt highly-rated GibbsWhite out of Molineux.

Starring

The midfielder, who has played under Cooper for England U-17s and Swansea in 2020, played a starring role last season on loan at Sheffield United.

But Wolves have since failed to tie him to a new long-term deal at Molineux, where his current terms expire in two years’ time.

Forest are also interested in signing Dutch striker Jizz Hornkamp (24) from Willem II.