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And now, to make things worse, it seems like one of Liverpool’s better players on the night may have suffered an injury.

Indeed, the arrival of others such as Hugo Ekitike and Florian Wirtz have overshadowed the Dutchman’s transfer, but on the pitch, the former Bayer Leverkusen man has been one of the Reds’ best players.

And, while speaking to Sky Sports after the game, Slot confirmed that Frimpong was actually forced off the pitch, rather than chosen to be taken off.

He was doing quite well, but the other right-back Conor Bradley is already injured with a hamstring, so you don’t want to take the risk of another full-back,” he said.

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“Gomez only had two sessions, so he wasn’t able to play half an hour, so we played Wata.”

Even though Joe Gomez has now returned from injury, the absence of Frimpong would be a lot for the Anfield outfit to take on at the moment.

While on the pitch, the defender has constantly made runs up and down the pitch with players such as Mohamed Salah and even Ibrahima Konate clearly benefitting from a player who often tracks back.

Even though the Dutchman isn’t the strongest of defenders within Liverpool’s first-team squad, the sheer pace that he has makes him one of the most important cogs in Slot’s starting XI.



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As with every team, Liverpool will want to have all of their players at their disposal as often as possible.