Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch was pressured off through the Netherlands’ victory over Finland on Sunday, inflicting a contemporary damage headache for Arne Slot.
Gravenberch, 23, was changed by Man Metropolis star Tijjani Reijnders at half-time of his aspect’s 4-0 win as they edged nearer to qualifying for the World Cup.
The Reds midfielder had a difficulty along with his hamstring and it comes every week earlier than Liverpool return to motion with a crunch conflict in opposition to Manchester United on Sunday.
Talking after the sport, Dutch boss Ronald Koeman stated: ‘Ryan indicated he had some minor hamstring issues. After all, we did not take any dangers with that.’
Gravenberch, who has developed into an integral participant at Anfield since becoming a member of from Bayern Munich in 2023, later supplied his personal replace on his health, and appeared to ease the issues.
‘It was partly health associated,’ he stated. ‘The season is lengthy, so it was a precaution. I am feeling good and I’ve the coach’s confidence.’
Ryan Gravenberch was pressured off at half-time of the Netherlands’ 4-0 victory over Finland
Gravenberch (No 8) was changed by Man Metropolis’s Tijjani Reijnders as a result of a hamstring situation
Gravenberch had performed the total 90 minutes of the Netherlands’ 4-0 win in opposition to Malta on Thursday, and he’ll now return to Liverpool’s AXA Coaching Centre to have the issue assessed.
Slot will hope the problem is a minor one given the variety of health troubles his aspect are already dealing with.
Keeper Alisson is at present out along with his personal hamstring damage, whereas Wataru Endo missed Japan’s video games this month and Ibrahima Konate left the France camp final week as a result of a thigh drawback.
These absences additionally come at a time when the Dutchman is dealing with the hardest interval of his tenure.
Previous to the worldwide break, Liverpool suffered three consecutive defeats by Crystal Palace, Galatasaray and Chelsea.
That’s the worst run of Slot’s time at Liverpool and likewise the primary time in his managerial profession that he has suffered three losses in a row.
Since lacking the primary match of the Premier League season as a result of suspension, Gravenberch has performed each minute of Liverpool’s subsequent six video games.
Elsewhere, in higher information for the Reds, each Cody Gakpo and Virgil van Dijk scored throughout Sunday’s rout, which leaves the Netherlands in pole place to routinely qualify for subsequent summer time’s World Cup.
After their conflict in opposition to United, Liverpool face matches in opposition to Eintracht Frankfurt, Brentford, Crystal Palace, Aston Villa, Actual Madrid and Man Metropolis forward of the November worldwide break.
