JAKARTA - Liverpool head coach Arne Slot revealed Wataru Endo could still play the rest of the season after he suffered a serious injury in the 1-0 win against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, last Thursday.
This was said by Slot after Liverpool's 3-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion in the fourth round of the FA Cup at Anfield, Sunday.
"Of course there is a chance, but he will be out for a while," Slot said, quoted from the club's official website, Sunday.
"Sometimes the diagnosis can be made immediately, sometimes it takes a few more days to see the development, and the last thing applies to Wata," he added.
Endo suffered the injury when he was playing right back in the 1-0 win over hosts Sunderland, when he was withdrawn in the 69th minute to be replaced by Joe Gomez.
Regarding when the Japan national team captain will return, Slot admitted that he didn't know the exact time.
The Dutch coach only confirmed that Endo would not be included in the squad for next week's match, as well as next month.
"He won't be in the squad next week and next month, but we hope that by the end of the season he will have the opportunity to return with us. It also depends on the development of the next few days," said Slot.
Liverpool's victory over Brighton started with Curtis Jones' goal (42') in the first half, when he took advantage of Milos Kerkez's pass.
Dominik Szoboszlai added Liverpool's lead in the 56th minute through a pass from Mohamed Salah, before the assist scorer, Salah, sealed the Reds' victory in the 68th minute via a penalty kick.
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