Arne Slot is being afraid the worst after seeing steady Liverpool signing Giovanni Leoni stretchered off in their 2-1 League Mug win over Southampton on Tuesday.
The Italy international signed from Serie A side Parma in the summer season season send home window for £26m wearing the Reds peeking to integrate their deepness at centre-endorse.
Ordering his initially prelude in unanimously tournaments for Liverpool, Leoni posed in a good display display for the Reds versus Champion side Southampton in days gone by having to come off on 78 mins.
After grossed complex for the bulbous in his own half, Leoni fell awkwardly wearing the 18-year-worn lingering on the headway and plainly in the majority of soreness.
Leoni was ultimately lugged down the hallway by medical junior after a cot was labelled for wearing Liverpool going on to rating a winning eagerness.
Hugo Ekitike, that was sent off minutes later for snagging his shirt off, racked upwards on 85 mins to send Liverpool wearing to the next off bulbous after Shea Charles owned cancelled out Alexander Isak’s opener for the Reds.
Providing an integrate on Leoni, Slot told ITV: “If a player goes off prefer that, it is normally not a good symbol.
“As you can arguably recognize we have to wait and appointment what it is. But normally it is not hopeful as comfortably as a player goes off prefer this.”
Slot later proceeded in his article-match press meeting: “He is down provided that, for him, it didn’t feel good unwittingly. This is something we have to evaluate.
“Traditionally these points wear’t ensue in five or 10 mins. You have to wait until tomorrow to appointment how he comes in and perhaps implement an MRI scan to recognize extra and appointment how pensive it is.
“Traditionally, the feelings of a player tell you a building. I saw throughout the weekend in the Eredivisie that a player went out flawlessly crying. It verified to be he was correct. Permit’s hope for the most safe.”
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And also the Physio Precursor | Football Injury Analysis on X distrust that Leoni owns rotted an ACL injury yet the disallowed footage of the shuck administers it more grossed complex for them to judge.
The account devised: ‘Giovanni Leoni owned to come off wearing a knee injury in the 2nd half of the Liverpool vs. Southampton clash. Exceedingly disallowed video administers this more grossed complex to judge, yet I’d be dissatisfied that his knee falls correct into a valgus posture in this screenshot.
‘Non-call nature, knee fracturing down in and pivoting nature administer me dubious of an ACL injury. Singularly, this is more grossed complex to phone call due to the reside program not mirroring a clearer replay of it.
‘Opportunity Recuperation Time: If ACL: 9+ months If crescent: ~3-4 months (varies) If bone/contusion: <1 week
‘Physios showed up to have prepped Leoni in a posture to implement a Lachmann’s checkup – to checkup for an ACL gash. Scans will possibly be warranted to recognize the level of the injury. Arne Slot added: “If a player goes off prefer that, it is normally not a good symbol.”
‘If you have any better videos, or alternate replay angles, please send them over wearing DM and I’ll be glad to validate/integrate my analysis.’
