Senegal forward expected to start against Liverpool on SundayPochettino: ‘He’s scared of nothing – you can see his quality’
Mauricio Pochettino has thrown his full support behind Nicolas Jackson, with the summer signing expected to start up front against Liverpool on Sunday after Christopher Nkunku was sidelined by a knee injury sustained in pre-season.
“He’s a young player but he has the quality to be here and score goals,” Pochettino said of the 22-year-old Senegal forward. “He is working really hard and the quality is there. We have seen some games in which he has shown his quality.”
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