Arne Slot Gives Alexander Isak, Jeremie Frimpong Injury Verdicts Before Brentford

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Liverpool head Arne Slot has confirmed correct backmost Jeremie Frimpong is group for a important spell connected nan sidelines, wherever he could beryllium joined by striker Alexander Isak aft nan summertime signing picked up a groin injury.

An emphatic 5–1 triumph complete Eintracht Frankfurt successful midweek brought a much-needed extremity to a four-game losing streak, but did not travel without a cost. Frimpong was forced disconnected conscionable 20 minutes into proceedings pinch a hamstring injury, while Isak did not return for nan 2nd half.

Despite nan expansive quality of nan victory, Slot is good alert that Liverpool stay nether unit aft 3 consecutive defeats successful nan Premier League saw them springiness up first spot to Arsenal. The Reds are backmost successful action connected Saturday, erstwhile they look a tricky distant travel to Brentford.

Isak’s engagement successful nan crippled is by nary intends guaranteed, but Frimpong has been ruled retired for nan foreseeable early arsenic a consequence of his hamstring issue.

“Jeremie is not successful a bully place,” Slot told his pre-match property conference. “What I mean pinch that is that he’s decidedly not going to play today, tomorrow aliases adjacent week. Hamstring injury, truthful that’s going to return a while.

Jeremie Frimpong was struck down by a hamstring injury. / Ralf Ibing/firo sportphoto/Getty Images

“Alex, not excessively bad. A mobility people for nan weekend, truthful let’s spot wherever he is then. That’s nan aforesaid to beryllium said astir Ryan [Gravenberch]. He didn’t recreation pinch us, coming we’re successful again, let’s spot wherever he is today.”

Liverpool stay without starting goalkeeper Alisson arsenic he battles his ain hamstring injury. Slot refused to put a clip framework connected his betterment erstwhile asked, alternatively simply admitting it will “take a small spot longer.”

Reports propose nan Brazilian stopper is not owed backmost until nan mediate of November, meaning Giorgi Mamardashvili is group for respective much weeks successful betwixt nan sticks.

In Frimpong’s absence, Conor Bradley will expect to spot plentifulness of starting minutes successful a domiciled which he could stock pinch midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai, who has often been shunted backmost into defence to make abstraction for Liverpool’s attacking recruits.

Should Isak neglect to retrieve successful time, chap summertime presence Hugo Ekitiké will lead nan line. The Frenchman is locked successful a existent conflict pinch Isak but is winning erstwhile it comes to nan statistics, having struck six goals successful 12 appearances, conscionable 8 of which person been arsenic a starter.