Liverpool's top scorer Hugo Ekitike was injured early in the ongoing match against Brighton and was substituted in the 8th minute. Sport24.az reports that the striker was injured after a tough collision with James Milner.
Referee Darren England did not consider it a foul, but Ekitike immediately showed that he was in pain and lay on the field for a while.
It should be noted that Milner had previously played hard against Dominik Szoboszlai in another episode, and the referee did not see a foul there either.
As a result, Ekitike could not continue the game and left the field limping noticeably. Curtis Jones replaced him. This season, Ekitike is Liverpool's top scorer with 17 goals.