Overview

• Enzo Maresca confirmed Palmer remains unavailable and said a meeting this week will review his status after the international break.
• England manager Thomas Tuchel warned the groin problem could become chronic and said he would be surprised to see Palmer play against Nottingham Forest on 18 October.
• Multiple outlets report the diagnosis as a strained groin, with surgery not expected and a timeline of weeks rather than months pointing to November.
• Footage of Jorrel Hato jumping on Palmer after the Liverpool win raised concern, though later reporting said the incident did not aggravate the injury.
• Off the field, Palmer’s ‘Cold Palmer’ celebration was entered on the UK trademark register on 3 October and he has been photographed in Dubai during the break.