What Hugo Ekitike said about his injury from Galatasaray clash

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Liverpool’s evening went from bad to worse when they lost both goalkeeper Alisson Becker and striker Hugo Ekitike to injuries in quick succession. “When he sprinted back he felt something,” Slot explained.

“Normally when a player when he sprints back, feels something, goes to the floor and doesn’t come back onto the pitch [it’s not good]. Meanwhile Ekitike suffered a suspected hamstring injury, with Arne Slot saying post-game: “He felt something when he had to reach for the ball,” the Dutchman said.

According to The Athletic’s James Pearce, who was present at RAMS Park for the match, Hugo Ekitike told supporters as he left the stadium that he was confident he had only experienced cramp in his hamstring rather than a more serious injury. “Hugo Ekitike confident he only had cramp in his hamstring rather than anything more serious,” Pearce posted on X.