Dominik Szoboszlai: Jurgen Klopp provides concerning injury update ahead of blockbuster Arsenal FA Cup clash

The Liverpool midfielder had to be withdrawn a minute earlier than intended after he complained of a hamstring sprain during a 4-2 win over Newcastle in the Premier League on Monday. Klopp has now revealed that Hungary's captain will miss the next two Liverpool games, including the Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg clash against Fulham, and could also potentially remain sidelined for an extended period.

“I can confirm it’s not a potential injury – it is an injury. Muscle, hamstring. But now we have to see,” said Klopp at his pre-Arsenal press conference.

“Dom is very positive, [and] doesn’t have a lot of pain but we have to wait a little bit. So, no chance obviously for Sunday, not for Wednesday. No. And then we will see, after that hopefully, he might be back but we don’t know."

Szoboszlai has been an integral figure at Anfield and boasts of accumulating over 1,800 minutes on the pitch, which is second only to Mohamed Salah in the current season. It had been a hectic previous campaign for him at RB Leipzig as well where he logged over 3,000 minutes. Although Klopp has opted for rotations in recent weeks, injuries to other players coupled with a demanding schedule, saw Szoboszlai start in seven out of nine games from the start of December to the victory over Newcastle.

In the absence of Szoboszlai, the likes of Harvey Elliott and Ryan Gravenberch might be inducted in midfield against Arsenal on Saturday. The injury happened at a critical moment for Liverpool when Mohamed Salah and Wataru Endo are away on international duty to participate in the AFCON and the Asian Cup respectively.