Jeremie Frimpong could miss 7 more Liverpool game after 'stupid' Arne Slot admission

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Frimpong's expected absence duration sheds new light on Slot's controversial team selection for Liverpool's League Cup defeat to Crystal Palace. With Conor Bradley being his only available senior right-back option in Frimpong's absence, Slot referred to the Northern Ireland international when defending his contentious selection policy.

Learn more "Everybody can have [their] opinion about it but with the squad we have - maybe 15, 16 first-team players available - this is the choice I've made," he explained post-match. "Last time we played Southampton here in the League Cup, Giovanni Leoni got injured, and we don't have such a big squad as people might tell, because there was so much focus on the amount of money we spent [in the summer].

Last time I played a player that wasn't fully prepared - we thought he was prepared but it was the first time - Alexander Isak, he got injured. Those are the things we can't use with a big week coming up.