ahead was substituted through the 4-1 defeat to PSV Eindhoven as a result of he was scuffling with a again damage, confirmed.
Ekitike was withdrawn within the 61st minute and changed by because the Reds fell to their ninth defeat in 12 video games to proceed their dismal run of type.
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The Frenchman could possibly be a doubt to face West Ham United within the Premier League on Sunday, in what is popping right into a must-win strain recreation for the champions as they bid to finish their shedding run.
Ekitike was introduced off after struggling together with his again (Liverpool FC by way of Getty Pictures)
Slot will present an replace in his pre-match press convention on Thursday however stated after the defeat to PSV that Ekitike couldn’t proceed due to his again.
“Particularly initially of the second half, I consistently felt, ‘What’s fallacious with Hugo?’ It felt as if he could not transfer as he did [in] the primary half. So, that is why our press was, I feel, additionally somewhat bit off,” Slot stated.
“And he simply informed me that within the first 5 to 10 minutes of the primary half he already felt his again an excessive amount of. That is additionally why he needed to exit.”
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Report signing Isak has not scored for Liverpool since September however could possibly be in line to begin on the London Stadium.
The striker struggled after coming off the bench in opposition to PSV and remains to be getting up to the mark after lacking pre-season and an injury-disrupted marketing campaign up to now.
Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard insisted the Reds usually are not but in a “disaster” however warned that their dismal run of type might get even worse until Slot finds an answer to the shortage of steadiness within the group.
Liverpool are on their worst run of leads to greater than 70 years and have conceded at the least three targets of their final three defeats. The temper inside Anfield was bleak as PSV received 4-1, with Slot now underneath strain regardless of lifting the Premier League title simply six months in the past.
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“Disaster is a really robust phrase and disrespectful to the gamers and supervisor who’ve served this soccer membership,” former Liverpool captain Gerrard stated on TNT Sports activities.
“I would not use that phrase however this group is on a horrible run, they simply hold bleeding. They’re large open and until the supervisor can discover a resolution it should proceed.”