Andoni Iraola reacts at the end of Liverpool's Premier League match against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park
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Dominik Szoboszlai picked up another little injury problem after playing for 69 minutes during Liverpool’s 3-1 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday.
The Hungarian has been in and out of the Reds’ team in recent times after returning injured from the October international break, and worries arose over his fitness once again at Selhurst Park.
Szoboszlai went down injured at the end of the first half, and though he looked primed to come off at the break, he lasted another 25 minutes before being replaced by Trey Nyoni. According to Andoni Iraola, though, the No. 8 did not escape an injury, and his involvement for Hungary this November is now in doubt.
Liverpool bounce back with an impressive 3-0 win over Palace! What did you make of that performance? 👇
Shaky performance. Don't think this will be too indicative of the general direction of the club – especially as Palace are probably the worst team in the league. With that being said, the frontline were clinical, which is always a great trait to have!
Swapping places with Chelsea in the top 4 a nice bonus too.
They were the better team for large parts of the game but we’ve got a world class keeper and clinical forwards, so it was an easy win. Good to be back on track.
Dominik Szoboszlai picks up a new problem vs Palace
There has been a debate raging amongst Liverpool supporters over whether they are actually a better side without Szoboszlai in it.
The 26-year-old did his best to change that narrative on Sunday, delivering a perfect free-kick to grab an assist for Alexis Mac Allister’s opener against Palace.
Otherwise, though, Liverpool again looked more in control when Nyoni came off the bench, and according to Iraola, this may have been because Szoboszlai was carrying a knock. Having been hit with a knee injury, the midfielder will now be assessed before reporting for duty with Hungary.
“Dom had, I don’t know [if it is] a problem, but definitely not 100 per cent. Let’s see,” he said.
“The last thing we need now is to lose a player in the international break. Last time we lost three very important players. I hope he can take care of it, I think he hyper-extended the knee a little bit. He was fine, but not 100 per cent.
“Let’s see if he can play with the national team or not, but we will see and also hope that it doesn’t happen like the other break when we lost Alex, Cody, Dom, so let’s hope we’re in a better place. I know that he will do everything to go because he loves to play with the national team, but he was not 100 per cent now when he finished the game. They will have to analyse, their medical staff, our medical staff and see where he is.”
Asked whether he would prefer Szoboszlai to stay on Merseyside over the next two weeks, Iraola hinted that he clearly would, but the final decision will be taken with the player’s wishes in mind.
“I know what I want, but I also have to understand the national teams,” he said. “Also I am sure that Dom, if he is fine he will want to go, but I’m not sure if it’s going to be fine.”