Liverpool injury update: Trent Alexander-Arnold,Joe Gomez, Curtis Jones latest news and return dates | OneFootball

Reds dealt injury double concern during shock FA Cup exit

Liverpool's hopes of winning an unprecedented quadruple have been dashed after suffering defeat to Plymouth in the FA Cup.

For once this season, Arne Slot’s side had no answer after falling behind to Ryan Hardie's second half penalty at Home Park as Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota and even Caoimhin Kelleher were all denied by Plymouth goalkeeper Conor Hazard.

However, Slot was dealt a concern before and during the game against Plymouth.

Whilst the Reds have largely recovered most of their injured players of late, they did see Joe Gomez forced off early, which is worrying news ahead of Wednesday night’s rearranged Merseyside derby against Everton.

Trent Alexander-Arnold

The defender required attention after picking up a knock in the 2-0 win over Bournemouth and eventually came off for Conor Bradley.

After the game, Slot confirmed Alexander-Arnold asked to be taken off.

“The situation was that he said to me, 'You have to take me off' and he sat on the floor and we took him off,” he said.

“He felt something, I can’t tell you exactly what and how bad it is of course because we are one hour after the game, but it is never a good sign if a player is asking for a substitution.

Potential return date: Unknown

Joe Gomez

Making his first appearance since suffering a hamstring injury in December’s 5-0 win over West Ham, Joe Gomez's afternoon lasted just 11 minutes as he was forced off against Plymouth.

Slot confirmed afterwards that the defender felt some discomfort which lead to his early substitution.

"I am not too sure. I am not too sure if it was the same leg, but I haven't had time to ask him. It was clear, I think we all know which moment he felt a bit insecure about [it] because he didn't sprint back fully," the Dutchman said,

"Then he said, 'I am not 100 per cent sure and I am afraid if I make one extra sprint things will go wrong.'

"It's not torn I assume, but it didn't feel good for him.”

Potential return date: Unknown

Unused substitute: Curtis Jones

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Curtis Jones

Slot also revealed that Curtis Jones wasn't feeling 100 percent which explains why the midfielder did not feature against Plymouth despite being named in the matchday squad.

"Curtis Jones was on the bench, but he came to me this morning and said, 'I don't think I am fully recovered yet' as well after the training session of yesterday,” Slot added.

"That all of a sudden led to the fact we were with a few more youngsters on the pitch than was the idea before the game, but still there was enough quality on the pitch to get a better result than this."

The fact Jones was fit enough for the bench suggests his issue isn't too serious and should be fine for the Everton clash.

Potential return date: Wednesday February 12, 2025 vs Everton