{"id":239119,"date":"2026-04-18T16:10:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T16:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/slot-without-special-liverpool-player-for-everton-clash-after-injury-update\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T16:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T16:10:12","slug":"slot-without-special-liverpool-player-for-everton-clash-after-injury-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/slot-without-special-liverpool-player-for-everton-clash-after-injury-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Slot without ‘special’ Liverpool player for Everton clash after injury update"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Liverpool<\/a> manager Arne Slot<\/a> will be without another Reds player for their looming Merseyside derby against Everton<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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It has been a brutal week on Merseyside by all accounts.<\/p>\n

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Champions League dreams extinguished, a star striker stretchered off in tears and ruled out for months<\/a>, and now a trip to enemy territory for one of the most emotionally charged fixtures in the English calendar.<\/p>\n

Liverpool head into Sunday’s Merseyside derby on the back foot in every conceivable sense, and Slot has confirmed the injury problems are not going away either.<\/p>\n

The Reds travel to Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday afternoon for the first-ever Merseyside derby at the new ground, and the backdrop could hardly be more dramatic.<\/p>\n

Slot’s side were eliminated from the Champions League by PSG on Tuesday night, losing 2-0 at Anfield to go out 4-0 on aggregate, leaving a top-five Premier League<\/a> finish as the only prize left to fight for this season.<\/p>\n

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Arne Slot is under scrutiny right now.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Liverpool and Everton are both competing for a coveted spot in Europe, meaning the derby is anything but a dead rubber.<\/p>\n

A slip here could drag the former into a frantic scramble for Champions League qualification in the final weeks of the campaign.<\/p>\n

David Moyes’ Toffees could close the gap on Liverpool in fifth to just two points if they beat them, so a defeat for Slot would seriously ramp up the pressure.<\/p>\n

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Moyes has built a resilient unit this season, and the Blues have not lost at home to Liverpool since December 2021 \u2014 a record that will give the Everton faithful enormous belief, even at a ground they have never called home before this season.<\/p>\n

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The injury news has done nothing to brighten the mood in the Liverpool camp.<\/p>\n

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When Slot was asked at his pre-match press conference<\/a> on Friday whether Joe Gomez<\/a> would be available for the derby, the Dutchman’s answer was as blunt as it gets.<\/p>\n

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The ‘special<\/a>‘ defender, who has been used at right-back throughout the season in the absence of other options, will play no part at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.<\/p>\n

It compounds a miserable week that began with the sight of Ekitike being carried off the Anfield turf on a stretcher.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old has ruptured his Achilles tendon and faces a recovery of up to nine months, ruling him out for the rest of the season and this summer’s World Cup with France.<\/p>\n

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Ekitike had scored 17 goals for club and country this season after joining from Eintracht Frankfurt for \u00a369 million last summer, with his injury coming as a devastating blow at the worst possible moment.<\/p>\n

Slot did confirm that Alexander Isak has returned from his own lengthy injury absence, but may not yet be ready for a full 90 minutes, leaving Cody Gakpo and Federico Chiesa as options to lead the line in what will be a makeshift attacking setup.<\/p>\n

Alisson also remains absent, with Giorgi Mamardashvili set to start in goal.<\/p>\n

Sunday will also be Mohamed Salah’s final Merseyside derby, with the Egyptian confirmed as one of the players leaving Anfield at the end of the season, alongside Andy Robertson.<\/p>\n

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The Anfield side are in pole position.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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