Wolves were pushing hard for a late equaliser against the Reds at Molineux before the Portugal number one took a heavy blow to the head as the game entered added time.
Following the head injury sustained to Raul Jimenez earlier in the season, the players and staff were clearly concerned for Patricio, but Nuno has said his keeper is speaking and aware after spending more than 10 minutes receiving treatment on the pitch.
On the injury to Patricio
“We just had an update now and he's OK. He’s totally conscious and he remembers what happened. He’s aware, so it should be OK.
“We have spoken already. All these situations when it’s a concussion and the head, all of us are worried. But he is OK, he’s going to recover.
“We’ve spoken to the doctor and he told me he’s going to be OK. I think he was immediately assisted well by the doctors.
“Of course, we need to take the right precautions, because it’s a concussion to the head, so it’s something we have to be aware of, but the first signs are OK.”
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On the danger of concussions
“Every time there is a concussion in the head everybody on the pitch gets worried; the teammates, the opponents, because it’s a serious situation.
“It’s one of the situations that all of us are questioning, but the law is clear. The referees keep the flag down, they play to the whistle, the players must go till the end and situations can happen.
“This won’t be the last time it happens, for sure.”
On a narrow defeat to Liverpool
“I think we played a good game. First-half we started better, we dominated, we were competitive, we had chances, we covered the ball, we defended well, we coped with the speed of Liverpool and we played good football with some chances that we should take advantage of.
“It was a very competitive game. We played well, and we were able to control many of the situations Liverpool produced, being able to control their speed, control the deep. There are things we have to improve; better decisions, better passing, better finishing, but a fantastic effort from the players.
“It’s very difficult to play against Liverpool because there is always the danger of the speed, so we always have to stay balanced. But we have to recover the ball and go and take some risks. The result was not good, but the attitude was fantastic.”
