Jurgen Klopp confirms Dominik Szoboszlai injury as Liverpool set for anxious wait
Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that Dominik Szoboszlai suffered a hamstring injury in Liverpool’s 4-2 victory over Newcastle United on New Year’s Day.
A Mohamed Salah brace and goals from Curtis Jones and Cody Gakpo clinched victory for the Reds to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table to three points. However, they lost Szoboszlai to injury just after the hour-mark, with the Hungarian replaced by Ryan Gravenberch in the 64th minute.
Speaking after the final whistle, Klopp confirmed that the midfielder had suffered a hamstring injury but was unable to confirm how long his side could be left without the 23-year-old’s services.
“Yeah (he came off because of injury). We wanted to take him off,” he told reporters. “It was the plan but unfortunately it was a minute late because in the last situation he felt the hamstring.
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“Now we don’t know the extent of it, obviously. We have to wait.”
Liverpool return to action away at Arsenal in the FA Cup on Sunday 7 January before hosting Fulham in the first leg of the League Cup semi-finals on Wednesday 10 January. Their next Premier League match is away at AFC Bournemouth on Sunday 21 January.
Facing a spell on the sidelines, Szoboszlai is set to join Thiago Alcantara, Stefan Bajcetic, Andy Robertson, Joel Matip, and Kostas Tsimikas on the Reds’ injury list. Meanwhile, Klopp is set to be without the services of Mohamed Salah and Wataru Endo until next month with the pair now departing for Africa Cup of Nations and Asian Cup duty after defeating
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