Arne Slot has revealed that Giorgi Mamardashvili was taken to hospital after suffering the injury that led to Freddie Woodman making an unexpected derby debut.
Mamardashvili was stretchered off following lengthy treatment on a leg wound after being caught by Beto during the move that saw Everton equalise Mohamed Salah’s opener at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The Georgian, once again filling in for the injured Alisson Becker, was replaced by Woodman.
The substitute goalkeeper went on to keep a clean sheet as Liverpool secured a dramatic victory in the 248th Merseyside derby, with Virgil van Dijk scoring a stoppage-time winner.
If neither Alisson nor Mamardashvili recover in time, Woodman is now in line to make his first Premier League start for Liverpool at home to Crystal Palace on Saturday – the same opponent he faced on his Reds debut in the League Cup defeat back in October.
Asked about Mamardashvili post-match, head coach Slot told Sky Sports: “He has gone off to hospital.
“It looked to me, and that’s also what they told me, that he had a big wound – an open wound. That’s of course not going to be a long-term injury. Let’s see if he is available for next week.
“We’ve had almost in all positions our problems and now even two goalkeepers being out.
“So it’s a good thing that we have three goalkeepers, because we usually don’t have three full-backs or three No.9s or three left wingers, and now it happens in a position where we have three players.”
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