The VAR debacle, late goal and two red cards at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium have rightfully diverted Liverpool fans’ attention, and it has been largely forgotten that Cody Gakpo had to leave the pitch due to injury.
The forward has since received an update from Dutch writer Rik Elfrink (translated): Cody Gakpo is anticipated to miss many weeks of action for Liverpool. If all goes well, a few weeks.
The former PSV player does not now appear to be able to participate in the October Dutch matches.
Jurgen Klopp revealed the bad news for the 24-year-old who seemed to return home with a brace, according to liverpoolfc.com: He was braced. Even though he had just scored, he still felt the impact of that shot. It came from the earlier foul.
Due to the fact that our front line is now a little bit more stretched and Ben Doak will likely have more opportunities, the loss of our No. 18 will be a major setback. He had scored twice in as many games and appeared to be settling into a solid routine within the team.
The Dutch international has so far given us the opportunity to switch up the forward line both during a game and in midweek games, along with the manager’s other four attacking options.
However, given the additional suspension difficulties as well, it may be necessary to consider resting players in order to ensure that they are available for the “bigger” matches.
It will be interesting to see how strong our manager can and will go against the Seagulls and in the Europa League since Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota will both be absent when Brighton visits Anfield.