Arne Slot on Liverpool’s double injury blow during Brighton win | OneFootball

Arne Slot admits he is concerned about the injuries suffered by Joe Gomez and Dominik Szoboszlai in the win over Brighton.

Gomez was forced off in the first half while Szoboszlai had to be replaced after the break in the 2-0 home victory as Mo Salah returned to the Reds squad.

“If I have a player who goes off with a muscle injury like Joe, that’s normally not a positive thing,” Slot said when asked about Gomez.

“I would not expect him to be in the squad next week [at Tottenham Hotspur] but sometimes you get a positive surprise.

“People now maybe understand a bit better why I was always so cautious not to play him so many games. I assume many people thought, ‘If you have a defender, if you have a right full-back, why don’t you play him?'”

“And Dom, it was his ankle. It didn’t look great when I just saw him. But he has unbelievable mentality so let’s hope for the best.

“The good thing is that Conor Bradley comes back from a suspension [next week] and normally Jeremie Frimpong will train with us also.

“But we’re also going to miss Mo [Salah] because he is going to go to the Africa Cup of Nations.”