Liverpool manager Arne Slot rowed back on his previous diagnosis that Hugo Ekitiké would likely be available for Thursday’s blockbuster trip to Arsenal, revealing instead that the French striker was yet to return to training.
Ekitiké sat out Liverpool’s 2–2 draw with Fulham on Sunday with what Slot described as a “slight hamstring injury.” The Dutch boss was keen to play down the severity of the 23-year-old’s ailment, waving it away as only marginally more than muscle soreness immediately after the trip to Craven Cottage.
