Liverpool suffered another injury blow during Sunday’s Carabao Cup final as Ryan Gravenberch was stretchered off following a challenge from Chelsea’s Moises Caicedo.
The Reds, who were already without a host of first-team regulars including Mohamed Salah and Darwin Nunez, started the game with Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch alongside Wataru Endo in midfield.
However, the Netherlands international went down in pain in the 23rd minute after colliding with Caicedo, with the stretcher soon brought onto the Wembley turf.
With so many players out injured already, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp – who was left incensed on the touchline in the aftermath of Caicedo’s challenge – brought on Joe Gomez as young right-back Conor Bradley moved into midfield.
Gravenberch now joins the legions of players in the Anfield treatment table. Key players Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alisson, Dominik Szoboszlai, Diogo Jota, Thiago, Joel Matip and Curtis Jones are all currently sidelined.
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