Jeremie Frimpong injury latest as Arne Slot makes 'stupid' Liverpool admission

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The Netherlands international was forced off after just 19 minutes against the Bundesliga outfit, and has since sat out the Reds’ losses to Brentford and Crystal Palace.Arne Slot admitted in Germany that he expected the right-back to be ‘out now for a few weeks,’ before later revealing he was set for a prolonged stint on the sidelines.“Jeremie's not in a good place,” Slot admitted ahead of facing Brentford. Hamstring injury so that's going to take a while.”READ MORE: Marc Guehi spotted in full-time talks as Liverpool mocked after latest defeatThe Daily Mail now reports that Frimpong is facing a six-week lay-off, with his hamstring injury suffered against Frankfurt the second time he has suffered such an injury so far this season.The defender was forced off by injury when making his Premier League debut against AFC Bournemouth, but missed only two matches before returning after the September international break.But having now missed two matches so far following his latest injury, Frimpong could sit out a further seven games should he indeed be missing for the reported full six-week lay-off.Liverpool are back in action at home to Aston Villa on Saturday evening (November 1), before hosting Real Madrid on Tuesday 4 November and travelling to Man City on Sunday 9 November.The Reds will then host Nottingham Forest (Saturday 22 November) and PSV Eindhoven (Wednesday 26 November) following the international break, before travelling to West Ham United on Sunday 30 November.Meanwhile, Liverpool are set to open December at home to Sunderland on Wednesday 3 December - a fixture that falls six weeks after the Reds travelled to Frankfurt.With Frimpong then hoped to be closing in on a return, Slot's men will travel to Leeds United on Saturday 6 December and Inter Milan on Tuesday 9 December.The length of Frimpong’s anticipated lay-off sheds new light on Slot’s decision to name a much-changed side for Liverpool’s League Cup loss to Crystal Palace.The Dutchman made 10 changes to his side to face the Eagles as the Reds fell to a 3-0 defeat, and named a bench made purely of academy players as the majority of his senior stars were afforded the night off.With Conor Bradley his only available senior right-back in the absence of Frimpong, Slot used the Northern Ireland international as an example when explaining his controversial selection decision."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 said after the final whistle."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]."People all of a sudden think we have 25 players available but we mainly have 20 players then we have four injuries."I only have one right full-back, Conor Bradley, as an example, and every time I had to play him twice in three days or three times in seven days [last season], it led to him... that I had to take him off with a hamstring injury or something else."Are you willing to take that risk with such a big week coming up?

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."Last time we played Southampton, Leoni was injured and it was a red card for Hugo Ekitike. Those are the things we can't use with a big week coming up."But there's always a choice.

What if I had played Virgil [van Dijk] and Ibou [Konate], for example, if one of them got injured people would have said, 'what a stupid choice'.”Sky Sports discounted Premier League and EFL packageThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn moreSky has slashed the price of its Essential TV and Sky Sports bundle for the 2025/26 season, saving members £336 and offering more than 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more.Sky will show at least 215 live Premier League games this season, an increase of up to 100 more.As well as Bradley, Van Dijk and Konate, Slot also avoided risking the likes of Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Hugo Ekitike against Crystal Palace.While the Dutchman admitted he hopes Ryan Gravenberch will overcome an ankle injury in time to face Aston Villa, the likes of Alexander Isak and Curtis Jones remain injury doubts.As a result, as it the case with Bradley in the absence of Frimpong, it is perhaps understandable why he chose not to select the likes of Szoboszlai and Ekitike against Palace at the risk of further injuries dwindling his midfield and offensive options further ahead of a crucial week of fixtures.Should Bradley suffer an injury during Frimpong's time on the sidelines, Slot would be left with the likes of Szoboszlai, Joe Gomez, Wataru Endo and Calvin Ramsay to choose between as his right-back options.