Liverpool games Dominik Szoboszlai could miss as Man City absence explained

By Ben Knapton | 11 Oct 2026 15:49, Last updated: 11 Oct 2026 15:54

Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai is reportedly absent from the Reds' squad to look Manchester City owed to a hamstring injury.

The Hungary planetary was expected to support his spot successful midfield for the sojourn of the Premier League leaders, but large concerns implicit his availability were raised connected Sunday morning.

A video connected societal media showed Liverpool players arriving astatine the squad hotel, but Szoboszlai was not seen successful the footage, and nor was teammate Alexis Mac Allister.

The latter's concern was clarified successful a abstracted report, though, arsenic it was revealed that Mac Allister had arrived astatine the edifice the time before, and the Argentine was named successful Andoni Iraola's starting lineup.

However, Szoboszlai was obscurity to beryllium seen erstwhile Liverpool confirmed their XI, and Iraola explained the midfielder's lack to the media earlier the match.

"Dominik Szoboszlai has a choky hamstring and, contempt trying to propulsion done successful training, helium is not 100% ready," the Liverpool manager said.

Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai misses Man City clash owed to hamstring injury

Szoboszlai started six of Liverpool's archetypal 7 games of the 2026-27 play successful each tournaments, including each of their opening 5 Premier League fixtures and their Champions League triumph implicit Atletico Madrid.

The erstwhile RB Leipzig antheral scored 3 goals successful those 7 appearances earlier starting successful each 4 of Hungary's Nations League matches, playing astatine slightest 80 minutes successful each of them.

Szoboszlai has stayed mostly injury-free since joining Liverpool successful 2023, missing conscionable 12 games for the Reds since helium joined, 2 of which were owed to unwellness successful the 2024-25 season.

The Hungarian did prolong 2 abstracted hamstring problems successful the 2023-24 campaign, which ruled him retired for 4 and six games respectively, but helium did not miss a azygous lucifer done wounded successful the 2025-26 season.

However, with Szoboszlai absent against Man City, Iraola has recalled Ryan Gravenberch to the archetypal XI, portion Trey Nyoni, James McConnell and Wataru Endo each marque the bench.

Liverpool games Dominik Szoboszlai could miss with hamstring injury

The nonstop severity of Szoboszlai's hamstring wounded is inactive not known, but adjacent a Grade 1 occupation - a insignificant strain - would apt regularisation the midfielder retired for astir 2 weeks.

As a result, Szoboszlai is besides astatine hazard of missing Liverpool's upcoming games against LASK Linz (Oct 14), Brentford (Oct 17), Villarreal (Oct 20) and Brighton & Hove Albion (Oct 25), depending connected erstwhile helium picked up the injury.

A Grade 2 wounded usually carries a 3 to six-week betterment period, meaning Szoboszlai could besides beryllium retired crunch matches with Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United betwixt present and November 22.

If the Hungarian has suffered the astir superior people of hamstring wounded - a musculus teardrop - helium would apt walk 3 months connected the sidelines, meaning a instrumentality conscionable aft the New Year.

Iraola's update suggests that Szoboszlai has lone suffered a tiny issue, but for now, Szoboszlai joins Cody Gakpo, Alexander Isak, Hugo Ekitike, Giovanni Leoni and Conor Bradley successful the attraction room.