Dominik Szoboszlai could miss the Carabao Cup final against Chelsea after reportedly being sidelined for a month with a recurrence of his hamstring injury.
The Hungarian midfielder was ruled out of action in January with a hamstring issue but returned to action at the end of the month.
Now a report by Index, a website in his homeland, claims he has suffered from a recurrence of the same problem in a major seback for Jurgen Klopp.
Szoboszlai made a good impact on his return to the squad, bagging an assist against Norwich and scoring against Chelsea.
He was not in the squad that lost 3-1 to Arsenal on Sunday.
Dominik Szoboszlai has been ruled out for four weeks with another hamstring problem, according to reports in Hungary
That would see Szoboszlai miss the Carabao Cup final against Chelsea, who he scored against last week
Jurgen Klopp explained after Liverpool’s defeat at the Emirates: ‘Doma felt pain in the same or at least very close part of his thigh as where his injury was before.
‘During the match [against Chelsea] he was fine, but afterwards he felt a bit, so we looked at him and unfortunately it became clear to us that he has no chance to play in today’s match.’
Due to a light January schedule, the 23-year-old only missed four games in January, three of which were in domestic cup competitions.
Liverpool navigated that period seamlessly, beating Bournemouth 4-0 in the Premier League, Arsenal 2-0 in the FA Cup, and Fulham 3-2 on aggregate in the Carabao Cup semi-finals.
However, there is no doubt that Klopp will miss him if he is indeed ruled out.
Szoboszlai has managed five goals and four assists since his £60m summer signing from RB Leipzig and is popular wit fans for his marauding runs through midfield.
Liverpool are yet to make a statement about Szoboszlai but Index claims that the blow is milder than his previous hamstring injury.
All the same, if he is absent for four weeks, he could miss around six matches.
The reds take on Burnley, Brentford, Luton, Chelsea, Watford or Southampton (in the FA Cup) and Nottingham Forest before March 2.
A potentially title-deciding clash with Manchester City awaits on March 10 and Liverpool fans will be desperate to see him back and gaining fitness before then.
More to follow.
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