Szoboszlai, Gomez, Gakpo - Liverpool injury latest and return dates ahead of Tottenham
Liverpool injury news and return dates including updates on Dominik Szoboszlai and Joe Gomez following Saturday's 2-0 win over Brighton at Anfield
Anfield was overcome with joy on Saturday afternoon as Liverpool recorded their first home victory in over a month against Brighton. However, in doing so the Reds saw two more players added to their injury list in the process.
First, it was Joe Gomez who was forced off only 26 minutes into the action. The defender - after assisting Hugo Ekitike's 46-second opener - was struck down with a muscle injury and replaced by Mohamed Salah.
"If I have a player who goes off with a muscle injury like Joe, that's normally not a positive thing," Arne Slot stated after the full-time whistle. "I would not expect him to be in the squad next week [at Tottenham Hotspur]. But sometimes you get a positive surprise.
"The good thing is that Conor Bradley comes back from a suspension [next week] and normally Jeremie Frimpong will train with us also."
The Dutchman has not featured since October's Champions League meeting with Frankfurt due to a hamstring injury, but looks set to ease Slot's right-back problem ahead of Liverpool's trip to Spurs on Saturday, December 20.
On Dominik Szoboszlai, who carried on with an injury suffered in before 70 minutes against the Seagulls until he was substituted in the 83rd minute, Slot added: "It was his ankle. It didn't look great when I just saw him. But he has unbelievable mentality so let's hope for the best."
Liverpool came to host Brighton already in the knowledge they would be without Cody Gakpo and Wataru Endo at their disposal.
Gakpo last featured in the 3-3 draw with Leeds United at eight days ago, playing 83 minutes. He was replaced by Endo for the final stint of the match at Elland Road.
The former had suffered a muscle issue and it eventually proved costly for the latter too, who came away with a knee problem. Slot confirmed ahead of Brighton that both will be unavailable for a number of weeks, thus ruling them out until after Christmas.
The Reds host last-placed Wolves on Saturday, December 27, before welcoming Leeds to Anfield on New Year's Day.
Meanwhile, central defender Giovanni Leoni is out with a long-term knee issue and will likely miss the remainder of the season. This was suffered on his debut against Southampton in the Carabao Cup back in September.
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