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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp gives view on rule change after Rui Patricio injury
Wolves goalkeeper Rui Patricio was involved in a nasty collision towards the end of 1-0 defeat to Liverpool
03:00, 16 MAR 2021
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Rui Patrício s horror injury was sadly inevitable | Sport thetimes.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thetimes.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Rui Patrício’s wellbeing will be reviewed by Wolves medical staff on Tuesday to assess his progress following the head injury suffered in Monday night’s defeat by Liverpool. The goalkeeper was carried off on a stretcher after being accidentally caught by the right knee of his teammate Conor Coady while the pair challenged Mohamed Salah. Nuno Espírito Santo suggested afterwards that the injury was not as bad as first feared, with Patrício.