Wataru Endo faces prolonged spell on sidelines after being stretchered off throughout Liverpool’s 1-0 win over Sunderland on the Stadium of Mild
Wataru Endo sufferd a nasty ankle damage at Sunderland (Picture: Getty Photographs)
Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot has confirmed Wataru Endo could also be dealing with a prolonged spell out of motion after being stretchered off through the win over Sunderland. The Japanese midfielder was chosen out of his pure place within the beginning XI for the Reds’ go to to the Stadium of Mild, beginning at right-back.
Nevertheless, his evening was reduce quick when he required medical help and a stretcher to depart the sphere within the second interval following a comparatively innocuous incident. When pressed on Endo’s situation, Slot has conceded the participant may very well be absent from the squad for a substantial time. Talking in his post-match press convention, he stated: “Sure, it is a severe one. How severe we do not know but as a result of it nonetheless must be assessed tomorrow, however it would not look good.
“I am not too certain [if it’s his ankle]. It is his foot, however whether it is his ankle or his foot, that’s what now we have to evaluate tomorrow.
“I assume he can be out for an extended, very long time. What’s lengthy, it’s troublesome to say at this second however you may hardly consider what this proper full-back place brings us this season.”
Endo’s setback overshadowed what had in any other case been an outstanding night for Liverpool within the North East. Virgil van Dijk’s decisive strike secured all three factors and diminished the deficit to the highest 4 to merely two factors.
Liverpool now shift their focus to this weekend’s FA Cup encounter with Premier League opponents Brighton at Anfield. They then face Nottingham Forest of their subsequent league fixture as they preserve their pursuit of a Champions League place.
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