Overview

• Slot confirmed Jeremie Frimpong will miss fixtures through the international break after feeling hamstring tightness against Bournemouth.
• Liverpool will travel to Newcastle without their two regular right-backs, with Conor Bradley not yet in contention despite a brief return to training.
• Frimpong will also miss Netherlands duty, with the club targeting his availability after the break.
• Slot named Joe Gomez, Wataru Endo and Dominik Szoboszlai as cover at right-back, but indicated Gomez is unlikely to start or play 90 minutes.
• The manager said the medical staff advised the half-time change against Bournemouth to prevent a longer layoff and called it the correct decision.