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Liverpool's Wirtz Out Injured with No Return Date, Slot Says
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot confirmed Jeremie Frimpong is fit after muscle injury while Florian Wirtz remains sidelined with a back injury and no return date.
- On Saturday, Liverpool host West Ham with Slot confirming Florian Wirtz will miss the game, saying `I don't expect Florian to be available` and giving no return timetable.
- After being withdrawn in the warm-up, Florian Wirtz pulled out of last Sunday's Nottingham Forest match due to back pain and was absent from Liverpool's training pictures released yesterday.
- At the AXA Training Centre on Thursday, Jeremie Frimpong, Netherlands right-back, trained with us a few times this week so he's available, Slot said.
- Selection headaches mean midfielders may cover full-back duties, as Slot said he did not know Wirtz's injury extent, and Szoboszlai is expected to fill attacking midfield. Slot said he did not know the extent of Wirtz's injury and could not provide a comeback timeframe when asked.
- With West Ham traveling to Anfield on Saturday, Espirito Santo suggested late decisions may be needed and said `You know what it is` about assessing knocks, as Liverpool chase Champions League qualification.
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