Which games Ryan Gravenberch will miss for Liverpool as Dominik Szoboszlai injury latest emerges

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But referee Chris Kavanagh’s decision to issue a second yellow card to Ryan Gravenberch didn't just cost Liverpool three points on Sunday it has triggered a selection headache that will need to be dealt with for the next fortnight.For Kopites, watching two points slip away was painful enough, but the stark reality of our squad depth is now being pushed to the absolute limit.Walking the disciplinary tightrope is always dangerous against a side like City, but Gravenberch’s dismissal felt particularly harsh on the balance of play.Kavanagh brandished the Dutchman's first caution early in the second half following a challenge on City midfielder Elliot Anderson a call Iraola strongly protested on the touchline. Strikes from Doku and Rayan Cherki completed a miserable afternoon that leaves us trailing the league leaders by nine points.Because Gravenberch was sent off for two bookable offences rather than shown a straight red for violent conduct, his punishment is a one-match domestic suspension.Champions League Eligibility (LASK vs Liverpool – Oct 14): Because domestic suspensions do not cross over into UEFA competitions, Gravenberch CAN feature in Austria on Wednesday evening.Premier League Ban (Brentford vs Liverpool – Oct 17): Gravenberch will serve his one-game ban when the Reds travel to the Gtech Community Stadium to face unbeaten Brentford.

Pre-match fears were quickly confirmed when Iraola revealed to Sky Sports that Szoboszlai had returned from international duty nursing an injury."Another one coming from the international games,""He came with an overload, he felt a tight hamstring. He's tried somehow, kind of pushing through training, but he was not feeling 100 per cent and we will have to wait for Dom, yes."Szoboszlai’s blow comes after a punishing schedule for his national team.

During the international window, Szoboszlai led Hungary in UEFA Nations League fixtures playing key minutes in a 1-0 win over Georgia on October 2 eventually substituted him in the 80th minute due to severe fatigue and another physically demanding 2-1 victory over Ukraine on October 5.Having clocked the second-most minutes for Liverpool already this season (559 minutes), the relentless workload caught up with the 25-year-old.Speaking in his post-match press conference, Iraola sounded anything but optimistic about Szoboszlai making the flight to Linz for Wednesday's Champions League match:"Dom came from the national team with tiredness, overload we put him as a floater in training,"Iraola revealed."We tried to protect him, he was feeling something very small, but now we play four games in 10 days, so it’s going to be difficult. Now we fly to Austria in two days, so I think it’s going to be difficult for him to recover."What It means for Kopites and Iraola's optionsWith Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo already ruled out alongside long-term absentees, losing two primary central midfielders at the same time leaves Iraola with a massive hole to fill in the middle.Against LASK in Austria, Gravenberch will almost certainly have to start alongside Alexis Mac Allister to protect Szoboszlai.But come Saturday at Brentford, with Gravenberch suspended, Iraola may have no choice but to turn to Wataru Endo or hand rare starts to youngsters James McConnell or Trey Nyoni.Four games in ten days will define the autumn for Liverpool.