Arne Slot Provides Liverpool Injury Updates On Alexander Isak, Jeremie Frimpong

Arne Slot was forced to bring disconnected some Alexander Isak and Jeremie Frimpong early successful Liverpool’s Champions League triumph complete Eintracht Frankfurt.

Slot changed things up naming some Isak and Hugo Ekitiké to nan starting lineup. Fans were excited to spot nan 2 together, but that was short lived fixed Isak made measurement for Federico Chiesa to commencement nan 2nd half.

The Dutchman had antecedently cited nan request for be aware moving Isak into his plans fixed he missed preseason amid a lengthy transportation saga. After nan game, nan Dutch leader revealed Isak was dealing pinch a groin injury.

“He had to spell disconnected astatine half-time because he felt his groin a small bit. We’ve said it galore times that it’s specified a difficult equilibrium to find pinch a subordinate who was retired for 3 months,” Slot said.

Arne Slot had mislaid his 4 erstwhile games earlier Wednesday’s victory. / James Gill/Danehouse/Getty Images

Slot erstwhile again criticised those who questioned Isak’s early usage to statesman nan 2025–26 campaign.

“You bring [Isak] slowly, group reason if you tin aliases can’t play him more, and now we’ve played him for nan 2nd clip successful 3 days and he had to spell disconnected truthful let’s dream for nan best,” Slot said.

This isn’t nan first clip Slot has called retired critics for his handling of summertime signings including Jeremie Frimpong. The erstwhile Bayer Leverkusen man missed clip aft nan Premier League play opener against Bournemouth because of a hamstring issue.

“I deliberation I sewage criticised for taking him off, didn’t I? It had thing to do pinch really he played but we felt he had an rumor pinch his hamstring and by we, I mean nan aesculapian staff. It was a bully telephone to return him off. We expect to person him backmost aft nan world break,” Slot said backmost successful August.

Isak has yet to log 90 minutes crossed 7 appearances successful each competitions arsenic Slot looked to activity him successful slowly. Though, nan unit could person pushed him to alteration things up successful nan Champions League.

Frimpong Dealing With Another Hamstring Injury

Dominik Szoboszlai (top) comforts Jeremie Frimpong (bottom) aft picking up an injury. / Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images

Slot besides confirmed Frimpong is dealing pinch different hamstring wounded that saw him get substituted conscionable 19 minutes into nan game.

While emphatically snapping their losing streak will travel arsenic a relief, injuries stay a concern. Midfield prima Ryan Gravenberch missed nan Frankfurt lucifer owed to an ankle injury and Alisson remains out.

Ekitiké is poised to lead nan statement if Isak is group to miss immoderate important time, while Conor Bradley should get much minutes aft replacing Frimpong connected Wednesday.

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