Iraola says Szoboszlai injury has not worsened

Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola said Dominik Szoboszlai’s hamstring injury had not worsened when the midfielder left Saturday’s 2-1 win over Brentford, but the club would need to wait for his full recovery. Iraola also said Jeremie Frimpong had sustained a new muscle injury, with his availability before the November international break difficult to predict. Szoboszlai was substituted after 32 minutes at Brentford, having missed Liverpool’s previous two matches with the hamstring problem. Speaking on Monday ahead of Liverpool’s Champions League match against Villarreal, Iraola described the issue as a recurrence in the same area, rather than a new injury. He said it was not worse than the previous week and that Szoboszlai would need more patience before returning fully. The manager had said after the Brentford match that Szoboszlai’s injury was probably not healed enough. His Monday update offered reassurance that the setback had not made it worse, but did not establish a return date. The reports provide no confirmed timetable for the midfielder’s availability. Frimpong came on at halftime and was forced off soon afterward. Iraola called the Dutch defender’s problem a new...