Liverpool win but Rui Patricio is seriously injured



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Rui Patricio was evicted from the pitch after a violent clash. The Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper accidentally took teammate Conor Coady’s right knee to the face in the closing stages against Liverpool.

The Portuguese remained motionless on the ground and was treated by doctors for twelve minutes. Paramedics finally carried him off the field on the stretcher, his head stabilized with a ruff.

The wolf coach gives the go-ahead

After nearly 20 minutes of injury time, the game was finally over. Wolves coach Nuno Espírito Santo gave the go-ahead after the final whistle. “Rui remembers what happened, he is conscious, the doctors say he is fine.” (SERVICE: Premier League results and schedule)

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The Reds won 1-0 (1-0) at Wolverhampton in their first outing after progressing to the Champions League quarter-finals and posted their first league win in March. Klopp praised his two central defenders, Ozan Kabak and Nathaniel Phillips.

“Now they have played the second game in a row and did really well. You can imagine that the Leipzig match was difficult, but tonight it was difficult for completely different reasons, because at times Traore’s speed cannot really be defended.” . Klopp emphasized.

And also: “It was a great task in terms of concentration, but they did it really well and I’m very satisfied.”

Jota scores against his former club

Diogo Jota (45th + 2) redeemed Liverpool in injury time in the first half, which had advanced last Wednesday with a 2-0 win over Bundesliga club RB Leipzig in the premier class. Jota moved from Wolves to Anfield Road last summer. (SERVICE: Premier League table)

With 46 points now, the defending champion improved to sixth place, the gap with Chelsea in last place in the Champions League is five points. Liverpool had only won one of seven Premier League matches prior to their success at Wolverhampton.

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With sports information service (SID)

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