Premier League manager leaves game on CRUTCHES after injuring himself in the dugout as season goes from bad to worse
WEST HAM manager Julen Lopetegui was spotted leaving Anfield on crutches following last night’s Carabao Cup defeat to Liverpool.
The Hammers suffered a 5-1 loss to Arne Slot’s side as their season went from bad to worse.
Jarell Quansah scored an own-goal to give West Ham the advantage after 21 minutes, but Diogo Jota quickly equalised.
Second-half strikes from Jota, Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo then sealed the win for Liverpool.
New Hammers boss Lopetegui was animated on the touchline throughout and even appeared to injure himself at one point.
With the score at 3-1, summer signing Crysencio Summerville missed a huge chance for the visitors.
Lopetegui reacted by jumping in the air, but suffered a calf issue in the process.
He then spent the remainder of the match seated in the dugout.
During his post-match press conference, the Spaniard admitted: “I have one little injury in my calf.”
Lopetegui went on to give his verdict on the game, adding: “I don’t think that we deserve this score. I think that we have been in the match, in a lot of moments, even better than them.
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“I prefer not to talk about the referee. It is very clear for me the decisions have been against us and the key decisions.
“But in the end when we had chances to score we didn’t do. To win these kind of matches you have to stay close.
“After the third goal and the red card it was much more difficult. The last part of the match was very bad for us.”
Liverpool will now face Brighton away in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.