Liverpool GK Mamardashvili Stretchered Off in 1-1 Derby

Liverpool's goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili was stretchered off with an apparent lower leg injury during Sunday's Merseyside derby against Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, leaving the club facing a deepening crisis in net ahead of crucial Premier League fixtures.

The 25-year-old Georgian, who had been standing in for the injured Alisson Becker, was hurt in the 54th minute as Everton equalized. Liverpool had taken the lead in the first half through Mohamed Salah's composed finish, but Beto leveled the score with a close-range slide to convert Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's cross. In the process, Beto and Liverpool's Andy Robertson collided with Mamardashvili as he attempted to block the shot. The keeper remained on the ground in pain, receiving treatment from medical staff before being carried off on a stretcher.

With Alisson sidelined by a hamstring injury sustained last month and expected to miss at least another two weeks, manager Arne Slot turned to third-choice option Freddie Woodman. The 29-year-old Englishman, who joined Liverpool on a free transfer from Preston North End last summer, made his Premier League debut for the club in the heated local rivalry. Woodman had...