Dominik Szoboszlai could miss the Carabao Cup final against Chelsea after reportedly being sidelined for almost a month due to a recurrence of his hamstring injury.
The Hungarian midfielder was ruled out of action for most of January due to a hamstring problem, but returned to football at the end of the month.
Now a report of it Table of contentsa website in his home country, claims he has suffered a recurrence of the same problem in a major setback for Jurgen Klopp.
The report states that it is ‘worth allowing a recovery time of approximately three to four weeks’.
Szoboszlai made a good impression on his return to the team, with an assist against Norwich and a goal against Chelsea.
Dominik Szoboszlai has been ruled out for four weeks in Hungary due to another hamstring problem, according to reports
This would see Szoboszlai miss the Carabao Cup final against Chelsea, against whom he scored last week
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However, he was not in the team that lost 3-1 to Arsenal on Sunday.
Jurgen Klopp: ‘Doma felt pain in the same or at least very close to his thigh as where his injury was.
‘During the game (against Chelsea) he was doing fine, but afterwards he was feeling a bit, so we looked at him and unfortunately it became clear to us that he has no chance of playing in today’s match.’
He added: We cannot take any risks. We have to wait for further assessment, but it was clear that he cannot be there today. That’s it, pretty much.’
A light January schedule saw the 23-year-old miss just four games in January, three of which came in domestic cup competitions.
Liverpool came through that period seamlessly, beating Bournemouth 4-0 in the Premier League, Arsenal 2-0 in the FA Cup and Fulham 3-2 in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup.
However, there is no doubt that Klopp will miss him if he is indeed ruled out.
Szoboszlai has scored five goals and four assists since joining from RB Leipzig in the summer for £60m and is popular with fans for his raids in midfield.
Jurgen Klopp explained after the loss to Arsenal that he had ‘no chance to play’ due to ‘pain in the same or at least very close part of his thigh’ as before
Liverpool will play six matches in the next four weeks and a game against Manchester City awaits shortly afterwards
Index claims the blow is milder than his previous hamstring injury.
Still, he could miss about six games in a four-week absence.
The red players will face Burnley, Brentford, Luton, Chelsea, Watford or Southampton (in the FA Cup) and Nottingham Forest before March 2.
A potential title-deciding clash with Manchester City awaits on March 10 and Liverpool fans will be desperate to see him back and fit again before then.
Szoboszlai has played the eighth minutes of the entire team in all competitions this season.
With a total of 1,944 minutes, he is the highest ranked midfielder in terms of playing time.
If the reports are true, some may hope that Szoboszlai will at least send a cardboard cutout in his place.
Supporters were stunned on Monday when it emerged that Szoboszlai keeps a life-size cutout of himself in his living room.
Fans were stunned by a life-size cardboard cutout of Dominik Szoboszlai in his home, but he won’t be able to play in his place
Szoboszlai has quickly become a star player since joining Liverpool for £60 million this summer
After getting a new tattoo on his chest, Szoboszlai posed in what appeared to be his living room with the aforementioned tattoo artist, holding up a Liverpool shirt with his name and number on the back.
Eagle-eyed supporters noticed that one of the photos behind the Hungarian featured a cardboard replica of Liverpool’s number eight – admittedly a striking piece of jewelry to have in your home.