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Liverpool's injury list lengthened during the first half of Saturday's win over Brighton as Joe Gomez was forced off.
The center-back has struggled with fitness issues over the last year, and his latest injury comes at a bad time for the Reds, considering their current injury situation in defense.
Gomez was replaced by Mohamed Salah, with Dominik Szoboszlai slotting in at right-back and the Egyptian superstar moving into the advanced position on the right wing that was previously occupied by Szoboszlai.
Gomez is one of several Liverpool players who are currently injured and Arne Slot gave an update on a few of them after the game against Brighton.
"If I have a player who goes off with a muscle injury like Joe, that's normally not a positive thing," Slot told club media after Liverpool's win over Brighton.
"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?'"
On Szoboszlai, who went down with an ankle problem just before the 70-minute mark but continued and ended up playing 83 minutes, Slot said: "Dom, it was his ankle. It didn't look great when I just saw him. But he has an unbelievable mentality, so let's hope for the best.
"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."
Bradley picked up his fifth league booking of the season against Leeds last weekend, ruling him out of the game against Brighton, while Frimpong has been missing for several weeks with a hamstring problem.
Giovanni Leoni is out with a long-term knee issue and will likely miss the remainder of the season, while Slot said last week that Cody Gakpo and Wataru Endo will be out for several weeks due to muscle and knee injuries, respectively
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