Unai Emery confirmed Jacob Ramsey suffered a hamstring injury in Aston Villa’s defeat against Liverpool, while Boubacar Kamara felt something late on.
The Villa manager is hopeful Kamara hasn’t suffered an injury and only felt discomfort. Villa lost 2-0 at Anfield after goals from Darwin Nunez in the first half and then Mohamed Salah in the second half.
Ramsey was replaced just before half-time by John McGinn after suffering his hamstring injury, while Lucas Digne has also picked up an issue but was able to continue deep into the second period.
Asked about Ramsey’s condition after full-time, Emery said: “Hamstring. He was feeling something. Kamara as well he felt something on a run back he did.
“Of course, we are playing a lot of matches, but Ramsey didn’t play on Wednesday. But they [players] are always at risk of injuries.
“We have to accept it. They are injured now Ramsey, hopefully not Kamara. They are coming back for the next match, hopefully Cash and Ross Barkley.”
After scoring against Bournemouth two weeks ago, midfielder Barkley has missed the last four defeats, while Matty Cash suffered a calf injury in the second half of Villa’s defeat at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last week.
Villa will host Crystal Palace after the international break, before then playing six games against Juventus, Chelsea, Brentford, Southampton, RB Leipzig and Nottingham Forest in the space of 17 days.
Ramsey was forced off just before half time on Saturday night after receiving treatment on his hamstring, while Kamara appeared to pick up a strain late in the game but carried on. It’s hoped neither injury is serious but the necessary precautions will be taken nonetheless.
When asked in the post-match press conference to confirm what Cash’s issue was, Emery said: “Hamstring. He was feeling something. Kamara as well he felt something on a run back he did.
Ramsey would be a huge miss for Aston Villa
Ramsey adds an injection of pace into the Villa attack and for the time he was on the pitch tonight, he looked the most likely to make something happen.
It feels as though when he’s beginning to build momentum, he gets dealt a blow that stops him from kicking on and developing into an even better player.
Emery has had to deal with his fair share of injury troubles this term, and while he’s got a big enough squad to cope, losing some of his best players hasn’t helped.
The Villans are now winless in their last five matches in all competitions but they won’t be disheartened by their display against Liverpool, as they competed well for the most part, and could have perhaps scored if Ramsey remained on the pitch.
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