Hugo Ekitike missed Liverpool’s Premier League meeting with Fulham on Sunday afternoon.
Cody Gakpo filled in for the Frenchman against Marco Silva’s side, drawing the ire of Liverpool fans at times during the fixture.
Gakpo did end up scoring a late goal, which Arne Slot will have been hoping was the winner.
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However, Fulham hit back in the 97th minute to draw 2-2 and secure what was probably a deserved point.
Liverpool will now return to Premier League action against the league leaders, Arsenal, this coming Thursday.
Hugo Ekitike injury update before Arsenal
Ahead of that tie, Slot has provided an injury update on Ekitike.
Speaking after Fulham, as per Sky Sports, the Liverpool boss expressed hope that the club’s top goalscorer will be back in action against the Gunners.
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He said: “Isak has been out for a few weeks now and that’s meant Ekitike had to play more minutes than the previous part of the season.
“That’s led to him picking up a slight hamstring injury, and for a player of his age, not completely used to the Premier League, that’s been a bit too much.
“That’s why he will be out for today – and hopefully back for the Arsenal game.”
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Arne Slot explains who is to blame for Fulham result
Slot also gave his assessment of the Fulham tie, which was the Reds’ fourth draw in seven league games.
Speaking to the BBC, he admitted that Liverpool have nobody to blame but themselves for the result.
He said: “I liked our second half more than our first half. We controlled the game and a few times were close, of course you always want more.
“That’s what we brought in the second half; two disallowed goals, hitting the bar, a goal, that is ideally what you want to see when you have so many attacking players out.
“Once in a while the boys should get a reward but we do not get it and once again the only one to blame is ourselves. “
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