Andoni Iraola has provided a fitness update on his Liverpool squad ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash with Fulham at Anfield.
The Reds were without Cody Gakpo for Wednesday’s Champions League win over Atletico Madrid, while Bradley Barcola was forced off during the second half.
“We still need to train,” the head coach told his pre-match press conference. “We train this afternoon [and] evening. But, yes, Barcola was just cramps.
“Obviously he finished tight in the game and then we have to evaluate with how are things today – but there’s no injury. He should be available if everything goes normal.
“[With] Cody we will see. He didn’t train yesterday. Today, we will try with him and let’s see if he’s ready for tomorrow or we need to wait for the next one.”
On the latest on long-term absentee Hugo Ekitike, Andoni Iraola added: “I think it’s difficult with these long-term injuries, I think he’s still far [away].
“But we had a meeting with the medical department to analyse when we completed the [squad] list for the European games. There is a reasonable chance that he could help us in the last two games of the group stages.
“But it’s still very early to say. It’s very early because it’s a long-term injury [and] a big part of the rehab [he] is still to meet. But if we decide to put him there it is because there is a hope and there is a realistic chance that he could help us in January.”
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