Liverpool and Arsenal injury lists after latest Premier League title race twist
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Liverpool boss Arne Slot lost another defender to injury in defeat to Chelsea as Ibrahima Konate suffered a problem, while Andy Robertson may also be in troubleLiverpool's defeat to Chelsea has seen them drop to second in the Premier League after Arsenal earned three points against West Ham. Arne Slot's side enter the international break having suffered another loss and two injury blows.The Reds set the early-season pace but successive league defeats have seen the momentum shift.
In the same period, Arsenal have won their last two league games against the Irons and Newcastle, teams who have proven difficult for them in recent years."You have to work really hard to reach a certain level and then it's very hard in football because you also play against very good teams to keep that level going and what I mean with that is consistency," said Slot at Stamford Bridge.READ MORE: Giorgi Mamardashvili shows true colours with message to Liverpool supporters - 'trust the process'READ MORE: Daniel Sturridge insists Liverpool are missing one player and points out Arne Slot mistake"But it is clear we had our changes in the summer, players came in different moments. Last week there's hardly been any training time and still we need to try to bring these players in."While Slot may prefer more time for his players to gel, both he and Mikel Arteta may be thankful they are afforded time for injury situations to resolve themselves.Ibrahima Konate was substituted at Stamford Bridge just 10 minutes into the second half with an issue that left Slot concerned."I don't know if it's a big injury, but I do know that he limped," said Slot.
"And I asked him, and he said: 'I feel my quad a little bit'."But for me all alarm bells go off because in another sprint then you never know if that is going to go good, so it was already a substitution I had in mind for maybe a little bit later, because the right centre-back has a lot of ball possession, and we all know that Ryan (Gravenberch) is good in there."So it might be okay and he went off early enough, but it was clear that I had to take him off because he was limping."Andy Robertson was spotted limping off the pitch after the final whistle and required assistance by a member of backroom staff as he made his way down the tunnel to add to concerns.Arsenal too picked up fresh injury concerns as Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice were substituted with issues.Odegaard was due to fly to Norway on Saturday evening but remained in London for further assessment, with his knee in a brace.Rice also requires assessment. "Well, he's not alright because he asked me to come off, so that's a shame," Arteta said in his press conference."So, he had pain in his back and he could not carry on, which is something very unusual for Declan, so we'll have to assess him and see how he is."Liverpool injury list: Ibrahima Konate (quad), Andrew Robertson (unknown), Giovanni Leoni (knee), Alisson Becker (thigh).Arsenal injury list: Martin Odegaard (knee), Declan Rice (back), Noni Madueke (knee), Gabriel Jesus (knee), Kai Havertz (knee), Piero Hincapie (groin).