Slot on right back options after Frimpong injury

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Liverpool boss Arne Slot on his options at right back after confirming Jeremie Frimpong would be out until after the international break ahead of Monday’s Premier League trip to face Newcastle United and Conor Bradley was also only just back in training AXA Training Centre, Liverpool, UK

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00:00How bit of concern is that right-back area for you now?

00:03Because you mentioned Conor Bradley doing some training,

00:05Joe Gomez has had his injury problems as well,

00:07now Jeremy Frimpong.

00:09All of a sudden it looks like you were well stopped in that area,

00:12but are you concerned about the fitness

00:14and how the records have been with the others that might be fit?

00:19No, Jeremy has a very positive injury record.

00:22Conor has been out once or twice last season.

00:25Yeah, these things happen in a season.

00:28We only have at the moment two injuries, unfortunately two for the same position.

00:33But the good thing is that some of the players can play in that position as well.

00:36Wata played in that position for a few minutes,

00:39Dominic Sotterfly already played in that position.

00:41So there are other options we can explore.

00:44Joe Gomez is definitely one of them,

00:46but for him to already play 20 minutes, that was already quite a lot.

00:53I wouldn't say he had a setback,

00:55but he wasn't able to train three days in a row completely with the team,

00:59which is completely normal if you're out for so long

01:02and all of a sudden the manager needs you for 20 minutes.

01:05But he's training with the team,

01:08so let's see where he is on Monday,

01:10if he can be involved in the team or if he can even start.

01:13But there are other options we have as well in this position.

01:16You cannot prepare for two injuries in one position,

01:20it would be stupid for us to have three full-backs or five left-backs,

01:23although we have three left-backs at the moment.

01:25So we're unlucky that the right full-backs are injured.

01:30And so I want the full-back rangers, yeah.

01:35Yeah,

01:36no more than that.

01:37Yeah,

01:38no more than this video.

01:40Cool.

01:42So,

01:43yeah,

01:55yeah.

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