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Andoni Iraola explains Ryan Gravenberch injury and timeframe

Andoni Iraola has provided further detail on the heel injury sustained by Ryan Gravenberch.

Ryan Gravenberch - 3/11/2026

The midfielder was not part of Liverpool’s travelling squad to Turkiye today for Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Fenerbahce.

Head coach Iraola was asked at his pre-match press conference if Gravenberch could return in time for Sunday’s Premier League trip to Crystal Palace.

“I don’t know, it’s a day-to-day thing,” he said.

“It’s a fracture of the heel. It’s about the pain. He has been with some discomfort.

“The other day against Arsenal he was warming up and he was not fully confident. He hasn’t improved since then.

“But it’s going to be something that every day we ask him, every day we see how he is. If he can be available for the weekend, lovely, he would be a very good help for us. But I cannot tell you right now.”

Andoni Iraola UCL press conference - 29/10/2026
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Gakpo and Iraola's pre-Fenerbahce press conference