There are now fears Joel Matip could be out for “several months” with a knee injury, leading to concerns he may have played his last game for Liverpool.
When Matip was forced off with a knee issue in the second half of Sunday’s 4-3 win over Fulham, Jurgen Klopp knew from the “first second” it was a bad one.
But speaking to journalists in his open press conference ahead of the trip to Sheffield United, the manager revealed that his No. 32 was yet to undergo scans.
That will have due been to swelling around Matip’s knee, making it difficult to determine the full extent of the injury.
However, the Times‘ Paul Joyce and the Guardian‘s Andy Hunter have both suggested the defender could be out for “months,” following a new update from Klopp.
Matip’s scan will take place on Wednesday, with Hunter speculating that it is a ligament injury which will see him miss…
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