Wataru Endo was stretchered off in the second-half
Liverpool have been handed yet another injury headache after Wataru Endo was stretchered off in the second-half against Sunderland.
The Reds have injuries piling up, with right-back proving a problem area for Arne Slot’s side.
Endo started there today amid injuries to usual first-choices Jeremie Frimpong and Conor Bradley.
The two usual deputies, Joe Gomez and Dominik Szoboszlai, were both unavailable, too. The former was not yet match fit having recently returned from an injury lay-off of his own, while the latter was suspended.
Curtis Jones has also taken up the mantle at right-back this season, with Endo becoming the seventh Liverpool player to start there this season at the Stadium of Light.
But he would not complete the match, as he left the pitch on a stretcher following a nasty fall.
He appeared to suffer an ankle injury after going to ground in awkward fashion with just over 20 minutes left to play. He was replaced by Gomez.
The Japan international appeared to be in agony after hitting the turf, and medics applied an inflatable brace to his left leg before removing him from the pitch.
It is more bad news for Slot, who has been limited by injuries throughout this campaign. Club-record signing Alexander Isak has missed most of the season with various issues, most recently with a broken leg, while another summer signing, Giovanni Leoni, ruptured his ACL on debut.
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An update on Endo’s condition is expected at full-time.
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