Wataru Endo is stretched during Liverpool's game against Sunderland
Wataru Endo is stretched during Liverpool's game against Sunderland
Liverpool’s injury problems deepened on Wednesday night after Wataru Endo was stretchered off against Sunderland. The Reds are still without regular right-back options and through injury, and Endo was tasked with filling in at the Stadium of Light.
But his night came to a premature end when just after the 70th minute mark he landed awkwardly on his ankle. Although he first managed to get back on his feet, he soon returned to the deck.
And after receiving lengthy medical treatment, which included pain relief and oxygen, a stretcher was called for. The Japan international was replaced by the returning .
“It looked a bad one [for Endo],” Ally McCoist said on commentary. Reds boss made clear on Tuesday that Calvin Ramsay was not someone who would come into consideration to solve his right-back problem.
Ramsay started the defeat to Crystal Palace in October but has never featured in the despite arriving from Aberdeen in the summer of 2022.
Calvin Ramsay is out of favour with Arne Slot (Image: Dan Istitene/Getty Images)
And responding to suggestions the 22-year-old could be an option at right-back, Slot said: "In general if you don't win a game, the players who aren't playing become the best players in the squad. That's the same everywhere in the world.
"This is an example of that as well. I just want to protect all my players. I've chosen other players until now and that's also what I'm going to do tomorrow."
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