Liverpool have suffered a contemporary damage blow after Arne Slot confirmed that Dutch proper again Jeremie Frimpong suffered a ‘muscle damage’ on Wednesday evening in opposition to Qarabag.
Regardless of cruising to a dominant 6-0 victory at Anfield in opposition to 12-time Azerbaijan champions Qarabag to guide their place within the spherical of 16, the evening was marred by concern over the Dutch defender’s situation.
Handed the right-back function by Arne Slot for the Reds’ ultimate league-phase fixture, Frimpong’s involvement was lower quick nearly instantly. He pulled up in discomfort, went to floor, and required on-pitch consideration earlier than slowly making his means off, with Wataru Endo launched in his place.
Talking after the match, Slot admitted the outlook is just not encouraging, indicating that the 26-year-old is unlikely to be out there for Liverpool’s Premier League conflict with Newcastle on Saturday evening.
‘It’s apparent if a participant goes out, [we] don’t count on him to play Saturday in opposition to Newcastle. Jeremie is out; let’s see what the long run holds,’ Slot mentioned.
‘Let’s first see how Jeremie is. Perhaps he’s not out there to play Saturday, however possibly in a position to play later. We now go right into a schedule with one sport every week, which might normally imply much less accidents, however you’re by no means certain.’
Blow
Pressed on the severity of the damage, Slot continued: ‘It’s a muscle damage. A muscle [injury] normally has to do with overloading a participant, not all the time, however it’s a threat.
He added, ‘Even with resting [Frimpong], he acquired injured. Apparently, I performed him an excessive amount of not too long ago for this to occur once more. However we are going to discover a means once more.’
Accidents have frequently disrupted Frimpong’s first 12 months on Merseyside, with muscular issues once more derailing his momentum. Though the 25-year-old gave the impression to be clutching his groin, it’s a persistent hamstring challenge that has induced the majority of his troubles, ruling him out of 18 matches for each membership and nation all through the 2025–26 season, together with two months late final 12 months, when he missed 12 video games in a row.
Amara Nallo was launched after the interval in opposition to Qarabag. But, Slot has proven little inclination to depend on academy choices, which means supporters are unlikely to see the teen handed a begin this weekend.
Another may see Dominik Szoboszlai enjoying there, having impressed beforehand.
Nonetheless, that possibility would depend upon Curtis Jones recovering from sickness in time for the conflict in opposition to Newcastle United on Saturday.
