Arne Slot has been left sweating over the fitness of Joe Gomez and Dominik Szoboszlai after the Liverpool pair both came off injured during Saturday’s defeat of Brighton.

Gomez started at right-back but lasted just 26 minutes of the match before going down off the ball. He received treatment on the pitch, but was promptly replaced by the recently reinstated Mohamed Salah.

Szoboszlai produced another impressive performance, but his match ended on a sour note as he landed awkwardly after jumping to dodge a collision. He appeared upset as he received treatment on the pitch and was forced off.

With a crunch meeting with Tottenham on the cards next weekend, Slot will hope to have as many first-team players available as possible.

Speaking at full-time, Slot gave grim prognoses

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