"He felt something when he had to reach for the ball, added Slot. I think we all know which one it was when we were trying to force something. I think at that moment in time, on the other side there was someone on the floor as well, so the referee blew his whistle and I wasn't even thinking we had an injury, but Hugo felt something."
"After the game, that's always the difficult thing with these moments when players feel like it is not too bad, but when you just walk around it is something different than when you make a sprint or have to shoot on target. He said he couldn't continue so we had to take him off. Let's see how he is for the weekend [against Chelsea]."
France named Hugo Ekitike in their squad for World Cup qualifiers against Azerbaijan and Iceland despite the forward suffering an injury in Liverpool's Champions League defeat to Galatasaray. Ekitike was forced off after feeling something while reaching for the ball, with manager Slot warning that the issue can feel different when sprinting or shooting. Ekitike has scored five goals and provided one assist since joining from Eintracht Frankfurt. The call-up raises concern for Liverpool after criticism of France over international workloads following injuries to PSG players. Jean-Philippe Mateta was added as possible cover.
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