Liverpool have been hit by a large harm setback within the first half of tonight’s Champions League quarter-final second leg towards Paris Saint-Germain.
With the Reds trailing 2-0 from the reverse fixture final week, Arne Slot made the daring name of beginning each Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike at Anfield, with the Swede making his first begin since getting back from a damaged leg.
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Nevertheless, lower than half an hour into the sport, that each one too rarely-seen partnership was forcibly damaged up because the Dutchman’s best-laid plans have been torn asunder.
Liverpool hit by Ekitike harm blow
Shortly earlier than the 30-minute mark, Ekitike went to floor with no person in his instant neighborhood, and it immediately turned obvious that was in some misery. The Liverpool striker left the pitch on a stretcher, with Mo Salah sprung from the substitutes’ bench to take his place.
BBC reporter Adam Patel noticed: ‘It doesn’t look good for Hugo Ekitike. Mohamed Salah is modified and approaching.’
On commentary for BBC Radio 5 Stay, Stephen Warnock stated: “There was no person round Hugo Ekitike and he has broken his ankle. He’s pointing in the direction of his Achilles which is an actual concern. He acquired again up, and he simply collapsed to the ground. Marquinhos had maintain of his hand, and he’s in agony.”
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Fingers crossed it’s not a severe harm for Ekitike
A hush descended round Anfield as Liverpool followers realised that the Frenchman was in ache and wouldn’t be capable to proceed, and it’s a gutting harm setback only a few brief days after Isak had made his long-awaited comeback after almost 4 months out.
With Slot saying earlier than the sport that the Swede is unlikely to play for any greater than 45 minutes tonight, it seems as if each of our beginning centre-forwards can have been withdrawn earlier than the second half, leaving simply three substitutions for the rest of the match.
It stays to be seen simply how severely Ekitike was injured and the way lengthy he’ll be absent, however we will solely hope that it isn’t as dangerous because it regarded on first viewing.
The 23-year-old can be an enormous miss for Liverpool if his season has been ended prematurely, and he might be forgiven for having the World Cup on his thoughts, with the match now simply two months away.
Fingers crossed that the France worldwide – our prime scorer this season with 17 objectives – hasn’t been badly injured and that we’ll quickly see him again in motion.
