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Liverpool suffered a major injury concern during their Champions League clash with PSV on Wednesday night.
Hugo Ekitike was forced off with an injury in the 62nd minute of the game and was replaced by Alexander Isak.
Arne Slot explained before the match that Isak was not fully fit to start.
He told TNT Sport: “Alex, I think in the last four weeks, he played 30 minutes, then he played with us for 70 minutes in a game that wasn’t so intense, I would say, because we dominated ball possession so much.
“But I think I could see that it wasn’t easy for him to manage himself through those 70 minutes.
“So then, if you have another number nine also, who is very good, then it makes sense to play the other one, and that’s Hugo [Ekitike] tonight.”
Slot’s forced change came just five minutes after Guus Til put PSV back in front. Couhaib Driouech then added a third for the Eredivisie side midway through the second half.
PSV had initially taken the lead early on through an Ivan Perisic penalty, conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
Dominik Szoboszlai quickly equalised, and the scores remained level at half-time.
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