Andoni Iraola must be kicking himself this Sunday after the decision to start Dominik Szoboszlai against Brentford completely backfired.

Iraola confirmed that Szoboszlai will miss ‘some time‘ after Liverpool beat the Bees on Saturday, with the Hungarian only able to last 30 minutes upon his return to the side.

Szoboszlai set to miss more than two weeks

Such is the nature of the current Liverpool fixture schedule, missing two weeks would amount to Szoboszlai missing the next four games.

But, as Nicol claimed on ESPN, the 25-year-old will probably miss even more than that, potentially putting him out of action until the November international break.

“Szoboszlai’s a big problem,” said the pundit. “The Frimpong one not that much. But definitely Szoboszlai, a guy who can change the game basically, and a guy who, so far this season, has been one of Liverpool’s best players.

Liverpool now have four games on the bounce, all of which Szoboszlai looks likely to miss. They play Villarreal in the Champions League on Tuesday before facing Brighton at Anfield on Sunday.

Two big games then follow – against Chelsea in the Carabao Cup and Arsenal in the Premier League. With Liverpool already a little short in midfield, Iraola is going to have to manage his options very carefully.

A visit to Fenerbahce on November 4th and a trip to Selhurst Park four days later round out Liverpool’s pre-international break schedule, and on Nicol’s prediction, fans should not expect Szoboszlai to feature in any of those six games.