Andoni Iraola says the tight fixture schedule makes it unlikely that any of Liverpool’s injured players will be fit to face LASK in Austria on Wednesday.
The Reds are without several key players after their 3-0 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday. Cody Gakpo and Alexander Isak were both hurt on international duty, while Dominik Szoboszlai picked up a hamstring problem representing Hungary and was ruled out of yesterday’s game.
In his post-match press conference, Iraola said: “Dom came from the national team with tightness, an overload. We put him as a floater in the training and tried to protect him but he was feeling something very small. It’s true that now we play four games in 10 days, so it’s going to be difficult because we fly to Austria in two days. I think it’s going to be difficult to recover any of the players.”
Long-term absentees Hugo Ekitike, Conor Bradley and Giovanni Leoni remain sidelined. With eight more fixtures in the next 28 days, Iraola is likely to prioritise squad management and avoid taking risks with players nursing knocks.
He will hold his pre-match press conference in Austria on Tuesday and may provide further updates then.
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