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Arne Slot says the injury that Joe Gomez picked up against Brighton was a muscle issue and he doesn't expect him to be fit enough to take on Spurs next week.
Midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai, meanwhile, had a knock on his ankle. The Liverpool man might be able to battle through and make himself available for the upcoming games, with a full assessment still to be undertaken, but it was a hefty blow.
"If I have a player who goes off with a muscle injury like Joe, that's normally not a positive thing," Slot told the Reds' official website after the game had finished.
"I would not expect him to be in the squad next week [at Tottenham Hotspur]. But sometimes you get a positive surprise.
"People now maybe understand a bit better why I was always so cautious not to play him so many games. I assume many people thought, 'If you have a defender, if you have a right full-back, why don't you play him?'
"And Dom, 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.
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"The good thing is that Conor Bradley comes back from a suspension [next week] and normally Jeremie Frimpong will train with us also.
"But we're also going to miss Mo [Salah] because he is going to go to the Africa Cup of Nations."
Liverpool.com says: Injuries are really starting to mount up for the Reds at the moment, which is far from ideal. Arne Slot will be hoping that each can return as quickly as possible, but Salah will definitely be missing for a few weeks.
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