Jurgen Klopp has confirmed Dominik Szoboszlai has suffered a hamstring injury in Liverpool’s victory over Newcastle United.
Szoboszlai was replaced after 64 minutes (Picture: Getty)
The Reds cruised to a 4-2 win over Eddie Howe’s side with Mohamed Salah scoring twice and providing an assist at Anfield.
The win sends Liverpool three points clear at the top of the Premier League but they are set to be without Salah for the coming weeks with the forward competing in the Africa Cup of Nations with Egypt.
Klopp could also be without Szoboszlai after confirming the midfielder picked up a knock in a ‘super intense’ contest on Monday night.
‘Dominik Szoboszlai with a hamstring, we hope not too serious,’ Klopp told BBC Sport.
‘Other players felt it as well. It’s super intense. But there’s no alternative if you want to win football games.’
Szoboszlai was replaced after 64 minutes by Ryan Gravenberch, one of three changes made at that point in the game by Klopp.
Klopp will have a dilemma in replacing Salah while he is at AFCON (Picture: Getty)
The Liverpool boss added in his post-match press conference: ‘We wanted to take him off, that was the plan.
‘Unfortunately it was a minute late. He felt his hamstring and we don’t know the extent.’
While the extent of Szoboszlai’s injury is still to be determined, Jamie Carragher is keen to see the Hungary international used in a more advanced role as a replacement for Salah while the latter is on international duty.
‘It will be very interesting to see who he puts in that position,’ Carragher told Sky Sports.
‘A lot of Liverpool’s attackers are right footed. They look okay on the left, Diogo Jota, Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo can all do that but no one looks like they have the right balance to go on the right.
‘A couple of options could be Harvey Elliot. I think he is more of a midfield player, he lacks pace to play in the front three but he could do it.
‘But also Szoboszlai. Liverpool have got a lot of midfield options now with Alexis Mac Allister back, Szoboszlai has played in that position for his former club.
‘But you can’t replace his [Salah’s] goals, that will be very difficult.’
