Hugo Ekitike forced to leave Anfield with injury as 'prayers' sent to striken star
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Ibrahima Konate has sent Hugo Ekitike his "prayers" after the Liverpool striker suffered a worrying injury against PSG, and head coach Arne Slot admitted it "didn't look good"Hugo Ekitike was stretchered off with a worrying injury as Liverpool exited the Champions League(Image: FRANCK FIFE / AFP via Getty Images)Liverpool head coach Arne Slot provided an update on striker Hugo Ekitike, and Ibrahima Konate sent him his prayers after he was stretchered off with an ankle injury during Tuesday's 2-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.A spirited Liverpool failed to find the breakthrough against PSG, and Ousmane Dembele scored two late goals at Anfield to silence the home crowd. Ekitike slipped in the 27th minute and began clutching his Achilles, and Slot provided an update after the game as Liverpool's in-form striker left the field on a stretcher.READ MORE: Mark Clattenburg 'does not understand' controversial Liverpool-PSG VAR decisionREAD MORE: Liverpool-PSG overshadowed as Barcelona star suffers horrific bloody face injury"Not too good.
In the second half, he went home, so I haven't seen him yet."Losing a game is already very hard, especially in the way we lost it, but then again, as it seems to be, losing a player is something we've had so many times this season, but it's especially very hard for him, because you never wanna be injured, especially at this moment in the season."Ibrahima Konate also reacted to Ekitike's injury said of Isak: "I think it is bad. I don't know, I have heard many things, I have no word to talk about that because with the World Cup coming, it is very, very hard for him, and I send him my prayers."Ekitike appeared to have injured his right ankle after slipping in the 27th minute, but he was also seen clutching his Achilles and stayed down.
Several PSG players went over to Ekitike as he remained on the field, with members of the roster international teammates with the Liverpool forward.Former Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge was "devastated" as he reacted to the scenes on Amazon's broadcast. I feel so sorry for him right now, it's a big shame."It was a huge blow for Liverpool on a night where goals were needed to overturn a 2-0 deficit, but it was also significant for Ekitike, personally.