Unlucky streak continues! Arnautovic, Liverpool's right-back, fights hard but life fights back, with four players already lost.
On 12 Feb 2026 GMT+7, following the English Premier League Matchday 26, Sunderland—the only team still unbeaten at home—suffered their first home defeat, losing 0-1 to defending champions Liverpool. This win brought Liverpool's total to 42 points, maintaining their 6th place in the table.
Amid the positives, misfortune struck as the "Reds" lost Wataru Endo, who suffered a severe injury and had to be stretchered off during the second half of the match.
Arnautovic provided an update: “Yes, it is a serious injury, but how severe it is remains unclear. We will need a detailed assessment tomorrow. However, it doesn’t look good.”
“I’m not yet certain if it’s an ankle injury or not. The injury is around the foot area, but whether it’s the ankle or foot, we will need to evaluate again tomorrow.”
“I expect he will be out for a very long time. How long exactly is difficult to say now, but it’s almost unbelievable what the right-back position has had to endure this season.”
As Arnautovic lamented, the "Reds" face a severe crisis, having lost four players who play in that position.
1. Conor Bradley A rising star who has suffered the hardest blow: a severe knee injury forcing him to miss the entire season.
2. Jeremy Frimpong A hopeful new signing brought in to strengthen the squad, but unfortunately suffered a thigh muscle injury, sidelining him until next month.
3. Dominik Szoboszlai The Hungarian midfielder who has been deployed as right-back is not injured but is suspended following a red card in the recent 1-2 home loss to Manchester City.
4. Wataru Endo The senior player who stepped back to fill in has also been unfortunate, being stretchered off in the latest match.