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Rio Ngumoha gave Liverpool an injury scare against Barnsley(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Liverpool has been handed yet another injury scare following Monday\u2019s win over Barnsley in the FA Cup – although Arne Slot has also been handed a couple of much-needed boosts.<\/p>\n
Despite wrapping up a 4-1 win that will see the Reds host Brighton in the fourth round<\/a> next month, it proved to be a mixed night for Liverpool, for whom the scoreline might have been a little flattering. Dominik Szoboszlai\u2019s moment of madness<\/a> certainly didn\u2019t help matters.<\/p>\n There were a couple of positives for Slot though, not least the return of Hugo Ekitike<\/a> from his recent injury as he came off the bench to score and assist.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Liverpool transfer news LIVE: Marc Guehi ‘open’ to Man City, Chiesa offer, Xabi Alonso fired<\/a>READ MORE: Arne Slot shares Jeremie Frimpong plan after Liverpool suffers ‘enormous blow’<\/a><\/p>\n Wataru Endo<\/a> also made something of a surprise return to the bench after Slot revealed that he would make a return to training this week, but the night did throw up another injury concern.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the latest on the injury front for Liverpool\u2026<\/p>\n Rio Ngumoha<\/p>\n Slot played down fears over a potential injury to Rio Ngumoha<\/a> after the young winger gave Liverpool a scare against Barnsley<\/a>. The 17-year-old was seen stretching his leg before receiving treatment, and eventually being substituted.<\/p>\n The Reds’ boss didn’t seem too concerned though when speaking to TNT Sports after the game. “That’s cramp, I hope. I expect it to be cramp,” Slot said, adding: “[Ngumoha’s injury] is not so strange because he hasn’t made that many minutes this season, and today he made [73].”<\/p>\n Possible return date:<\/strong> January 17 vs Burnley<\/p>\n Get LFC’s 2025\/26 season home and away kits<\/p>\n This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more<\/a> From $100<\/p>\n LFC.com<\/p>\n See the deal<\/a><\/p>\n Liverpool’s home and away strips for the 2025\/26 season are the first in their new partnership with adidas.<\/p>\n Fans can order jerseys in the US at Fanatics.com<\/a> or via the LFC Online Store<\/a> in both the US and across the world.<\/p>\n Conor Bradley<\/p>\n Conor Bradley’s<\/a> season is over, at least as Liverpool is concerned, with the right-back needing to undergo surgery on the knee injury he suffered against Arsenal<\/a>.<\/p>\n Although the problem is not thought to be an ACL, as first speculated, Bradley is understood to have suffered damage to bone and ligament. He will therefore miss the rest of the Reds’ campaign, and it remains to be seen whether he will be able to go to the World Cup should Northern Ireland qualify.<\/p>\n Possible return date:<\/strong> 2026\/27 season<\/p>\n Conor Bradley has sustained a ‘significant’ knee injury, Liverpool has confirmed(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n Alexander Isak<\/p>\n Alexander Isak<\/a> hopefully won’t be out as long as Bradley, although the striker faces a long lay-off anyway after breaking his leg against Tottenham.<\/p>\n Having undergone surgery on a fractured fibula, the Sweden international is expected to be out for at least a couple of months, although Slot has indicated that he should be able to return before the end of the season<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Content](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_Liverpools-new-kit-at-the-re-opened-club-shop-at-AnfieldPic-Andrew-Teebay.jpg\")
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