Jeremie Frimpong suffered a hamstring issue and was substituted after 60 minutes in Liverpool's home match against Bournemouth, replaced by Wataru Endo. Manager Arne Slot confirmed the medical team advised the substitution and said the decision prevented a longer absence. Slot expects Frimpong to be unavailable for the trips to Newcastle on August 25 and the home match against Arsenal on August 31, with a projected return for the Burnley fixture on September 14. Conor Bradley has begun light training after a hamstring lay-off, returning for a few minutes on August 21 as he competes for the right-back position.
"The medical team were completely right about Jeremie to tell me I had to take him off, because he's out until the international break," said Slot. "I think I was criticised a bit for taking him off. It had nothing to do with how he played but we felt he had an issue with his hamstring. "It was a good call to take him off because otherwise he might have been out for longer."
"Slot predicts Frimpong will be available again for Liverpool's trip to Burnley on September 14 (14:00 BST / 09:00 ET / 06:00 PT). That means Frimpong could experience his first Merseyside derby when Liverpool host Everton six days later (12:30 BST / 07:30 ET / 04:30 PT). The Reds' remaining fixture in September is a trip to Palace on September 27 (15:00 BST / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT)."
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