Arne Slot provides Hugo Ekitike injury update after Liverpool striker hobbled off at Brighton

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Daily Mirror IconSportFootballLiverpool FCLiverpool suffered a 2-1 defeat by Brighton in Saturday's early kick-off in the Premier League - and the result was made worse by Hugo Ekitike limping off in a few minutes inArne Slot has allayed any fears of a serious injury to Hugo Ekitike after the Liverpool striker was forced off in the defeat by Brighton. He appeared to hurt his thigh and, after trying to play on, had to be replaced by Curtis Jones.It was a major blow for Liverpool on the south coast and two goals from Danny Welbeck saw them slip to defeat, despite Milos Kerkez's goal.

It was not helpful."Speaking to TNT Sports, he added: "The players, the fans, we all know there's only eight games to go to qualify for the Champions League."Every game you have to miss is something you're upset about. Him having to go off so early, not being able to help the team with something which is just a bit of bad luck and not something that's going to be keeping him out for three months, as far as we know."It was bad enough to not be able to continue and it's a big blow for him, and in the end was a big blow for us too."Content cannot be displayed without consentJoin our LFC WhatsApp community and get all the latest LFC news, views, transfer gossip and more, as it happens We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners.

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