{"id":54032,"date":"2025-10-01T02:17:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T02:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/54032\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T02:17:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T02:17:09","slug":"hugo-ekitike-spotted-hinting-at-what-injury-he-picked-up-for-liverpool-against-galatasaray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/54032\/","title":{"rendered":"Hugo Ekitike spotted hinting at what injury he picked up for Liverpool against Galatasaray"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Liverpool put in another poor performance against Galatasaray in the Champions League on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Reds were really disappointing in their first defeat of the season on Saturday at Crystal Palace, but had the chance to put things right only three days later.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/club\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liverpool<\/a> were just as bad in Istanbul, falling to consecutive losses at Rams Park.<\/p>\n<p>As bad as Arne Slot\u2019s team were once again, arguably the worst news of the night came with the sight of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/tag\/alisson-becker\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alisson Becker<\/a> being taken off injured during the second-half.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/2025\/09\/11\/liverpool-ace-dubbed-the-best-player-for-his-country-in-international-break\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alisson has been brilliant so far this season<\/a>, including a mesmerising display at Selhurst Park on the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>But as well as feeling the sting of defeat and seeing their goalkeeper forcibly removed, Liverpool also suffered another blow with a second injury issue.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"710\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2238390463-1024x710.jpg\" alt=\"Hugo Ekitike receives treatment during Liverpool's UEFA Champions League match against Galatasaray at Rams Park.\" class=\"wp-image-264966\" \/>Photo by Liverpool FC\/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesHugo Ekitike picks up apparent hamstring injury<\/p>\n<p>At this point of Alisson\u2019s Liverpool career, it feels inevitable that he will pick up at least one injury per season.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen whether the Brazilian is out for any length of time, but in the meantime Giorgi Mamardashvili has the chance to show why he has been signed.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/2025\/09\/30\/clarence-seedorf-explains-the-worst-thing-he-saw-about-liverpool-against-galatasaray\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Clarence Seedorf explains the worst thing he saw about Liverpool against Galatasaray<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The goalkeeper may not be the only change Slot has to make for this weekend\u2019s trip to Chelsea, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/tag\/hugo-ekitike\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hugo Ekitike<\/a> also seemingly picking up a knock on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman was taken off after stretching for an errant Dominik Szoboszlai pass in the second-half, soon making way for Alexis Mac Allister.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ekitike gesturing to the bench that he felt something in his hamstring<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesPearceLFC\/status\/1973123654817820707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 30, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>Taking to X, journalist James Pearce spotted that Ekitike had gestured towards his hamstring while passing the bench.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEkitike off, Mac Allister on,\u201d said the journalist. \u201cEkitike gesturing to the bench that he felt something in his hamstring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>How long could Alisson and Ekitike be missing for?<\/p>\n<p>It is difficult to say how serious either Alisson or Ekitike\u2019s injury is until the scans come back, likely on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>But what is clear is that with another game coming on Saturday evening, neither are likely to be ready to face Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>That will mean Mamardashvili makes his Premier League debut for the Reds, while Alexander Isak will surely get a second consecutive league start.<\/p>\n<p>Losing both players will be a big blow for Arne Slot, on a night which arguably could not have gone worse.<\/p>\n<p>Amid a really, really poor performance, Slot has now lost two of his most impressive performers of the season. 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