{"id":357281,"date":"2025-08-19T17:03:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T17:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/357281\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T17:03:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T17:03:41","slug":"latest-on-jeremie-frimpong-conor-bradley-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/357281\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest on Jeremie Frimpong, Conor Bradley and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liverpool have opened the defence of their Premier League title with the resilience of champions, yet injury problems are already casting shadows over Arne Slot\u2019s squad. Friday night at Anfield delivered a six-goal spectacle against Bournemouth, with Federico Chiesa stepping into the spotlight as the unlikely match-winner and Joe Gomez marking his long-awaited return from injury.<\/p>\n

Chiesa, often overlooked after a muted debut season, rose from the bench to restore Liverpool\u2019s advantage following a two-goal slip. Mohamed Salah then sealed a 4-2 victory, ensuring the Reds\u2019 flawless start to the season continued.<\/p>\n

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\nFrimpong\u2019s Hamstring Strain<\/p>\n

Slot\u2019s celebrations were tempered by fresh injury concerns. Jeremie Frimpong, a summer arrival from Bayer Leverkusen, saw his Premier League debut cut short by a sore hamstring. With Ryan Gravenberch back in contention after suspension, Slot will hope the additional recovery days before Newcastle away prove timely.<\/p>\n

Understandably cautious, the manager explained his decision to withdraw Frimpong.
\u201cIt wasn\u2019t out of luxury,\u201d Slot explained. \u201cJeremie Frimpong felt his hamstring at half-time and made a lot of sprints.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was doing quite well, but our other full-back, Conor Bradley, is already injured with a hamstring injury, so you don\u2019t to take the risk of losing another full-back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Right-Back Options Under Strain<\/p>\n

Liverpool\u2019s depth at right-back has been tested severely. Conor Bradley, sidelined with a hamstring issue, remains unavailable, and his absence intensifies the strain on Slot\u2019s options. His injury has already ruled him out against Athletic Club, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth, leaving uncertainty around his potential return.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou could argue, why don\u2019t you play Joe Gomez there, but he only had two sessions in pre-season and could only play half an hour, so we started with Wataru Endo and our left full-back Milos Kerkez.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Frimpong is being targeted for a comeback on August 25 against Newcastle at St James\u2019 Park, though Bradley\u2019s return date remains unknown.<\/p>\n

Newcastle Challenge Looms<\/p>\n

With Alexander Isak\u2019s name swirling in transfer speculation, Liverpool\u2019s visit to Newcastle carries extra intrigue. For Slot, the immediate concern is ensuring defensive stability at right-back, where an injury crisis threatens to derail early-season momentum. The Reds have shown their attacking strength, but the battle to keep key players fit may define their next stretch of games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liverpool have opened the defence of their Premier League title with the resilience of champions, yet injury problems…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":357282,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[1120,1121,180,748,8928,393,1123,22276,4884,18519,14207,179,102033,8931,8932,1126,97238,16123,1128,3047,101,12406,16,15,25816],"class_list":{"0":"post-357281","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-anfield","9":"tag-arne-slot","10":"tag-bournemouth","11":"tag-britain","12":"tag-conor-bradley","13":"tag-england","14":"tag-featured","15":"tag-federico-chiesa","16":"tag-great-britain","17":"tag-jeremie-frimpong","18":"tag-joe-gomez","19":"tag-liverpool","20":"tag-liverpool-nn","21":"tag-liverpool-defence","22":"tag-liverpool-injury-update","23":"tag-liverpool-news","24":"tag-liverpool-vs-newcastle","25":"tag-milos-kerkez","26":"tag-mohamed-salah","27":"tag-newcastle-united","28":"tag-premier-league","29":"tag-ryan-gravenberch","30":"tag-uk","31":"tag-united-kingdom","32":"tag-wataru-endo"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115056517350167368","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357281\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/357282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}