Jurgen Klopp described Kostas Tsimikas' injury as "really bad"
Another huge injury blow hit the Reds during their 1-1 draw match against Arsenal at Anfield.
Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool Boss gave an update on Kostas Tsimikas and Luis Diaz,who both came off injured yesterday at Anfield.
According to the Reds' boss, Kostas suffered a broken collarbone after a strong challenge from Saka that sent the Left full back flying off the pitch and take on his Boss on the sideline.
Klopp admitted the latest injury setback was "really bad" for his side, as both of his natural left full backs are out injured,with Andy Robertson only expected to be back in January - the earliest.Robertson suffered a dislocated shoulder on international duty in October and he has been on the sideline since then.
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“I was too close to really see what happened to be honest,” Klopp reported. “The problem I had in that moment, I thought, ‘okay, I am fine’, so I was assuming that Kostas was fine as well and he’s actually obviously not fine.
“He’s broken his collarbone at least. It’s really bad for us. I cannot say anything about that (the challenge from Saka). You have to judge that, not me.” Says the Reds Boss
On the other hand, Luis Diaz's injury isn't as bad as Kostas's one. The Forward was subbed off after a knee to knee collision with Bukayo Saka. Klopp confirmed it is not a major injury but it's enough to take Diaz off for 1 game - against Burnley on Boxing Day.
Jurgen Klopp . “In that moment we wanted to change twice but Lucho was down."
“We first wanted to wait to see if Lucho had to come off, but then we decided to change all three. We don’t have to wait to see how Lucho is so that’s what we did then.
“Lucho told me he felt a little pain. Physios were not too concerned but you never know and we play in three days. You never know. It’s a quick turnaround, we have to see.”