Liverpool will be without Luis Diaz until after the World Cup after suffering a knee injury.
This comes courtesy of tweets from Paul Joyce and Pipe Sierra: the latter journalist, as fans will recall, was the first to break the news of the Reds’ move for the Colombian winger.
Liverpool’s Luis Diaz out until after the World Cup, according to reports in Colombia. No surgery required in knee injury
— paul joyce (@_pauljoyce) October 10, 2022
???? Due to a problem with his knee, Luis DÃaz will be absent from #Liverpool until December. He will take six weeks to return to training on the field
???? This was known after the preliminary examination. Info with @_pauljoyce pic.twitter.com/q9JCt9pZBW
– Pipa Sierra (@PSierraR) October 10, 2022
The concern arose during the Merseysiders’ 3-2 loss to Arsenal, which left Jurgen Klopp’s men with a clear gap down the left flank for the foreseeable future.
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It’s hardly music to the manager’s ears given that the ‘incredible’ No.23 (as Michael Owen once put it) will miss our biggest game of the season with visiting Manchester City.
With it becoming clear that our problems won’t be resolved quickly with a change of formation, there will be less pressure on the former Mainz boss to stick with four forwards up front, which could reduce the burden on our attacking options.
Still, in a month that will demand a lot from this beleaguered Liverpool side, the 25-year-old is far from an ideal addition to the treatment room.
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