Liverpool Coach, Arne Slot is hopeful that defender Ibrahima Konate and midfielder Florian Wirtz hasn’t suffered a severe harm following Liverpool’s 1-0 victory over Arsenal on Sunday, Softfootball reviews.
The duo was compelled from the pitch within the latter levels of the Anfield showdown and the Reds received the sport courtesy of Dominik Szoboszlai’s elegant freekick.
Talking to Liverpool’s official membership media after the encounter, Arne Slot remained hopeful that the harm just isn’t as severe because it seemed. First he spoke on Konate, he mentioned:
“He thinks it’s cramp and I’ve no purpose to doubt him, though generally gamers speak about cramp after which we make a scan and it’s greater than that.
“Jeremie Frimpong wasn’t too completely happy, like some pundits and journalists, after I took him off towards Bournemouth as a result of he thought he solely had cramp, or solely felt a bit bit, and he’s already out for 2 or three weeks now. Let’s wait and see.
“On a optimistic observe… Joe Gomez, what a quarter-hour. I needed to make one tough alternative right now as a result of I needed to go away one participant out of the squad with solely Jeremie Frimpong being injured, so then I solely needed to make one tough resolution on who I couldn’t take within the squad.
“The nice factor was it was a centre-back, Giovanni Leoni, so we’re completely positioned in that place.”
He then switched focus to German worldwide, Florian Wirtz. He cheekily mentioned:
“It wasn’t an harm, it was a welcome to the Premier League!
“After 85 minutes, I don’t assume he knew he may have cramp in so many alternative locations and that’s what occurred. That’s welcome to the Premier League, that’s welcome to taking part in on this depth towards an Arsenal that may play actually intense as effectively.
“When you usher in – as we do – very, superb gamers, so, so, so gifted however from completely different leagues and younger – Florian is 22 and 23 Hugo [Ekitike] – I feel it’s regular if you’re not 27 or 28 you perhaps have to make a step in the direction of the Premier League and that’s what these two are doing.”
Liverpool stay the one aspect within the Premier League this season with three wins and no defeats. After the worldwide break, the Reds face Burnley away from dwelling on September 14.
