Liverpool’s Mamadou Sakho will meet with a consultant on Tuesday to ascertain the extent of his knee injury, while Jordon Ibe has bruising in the same area.
The defender limped off shortly before half-time in Sunday’s 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace after landing awkwardly following an aerial challenge with Yannick Bolasie.
Sakho received treatment on the pitch and attempted to continue playing, but had to be substituted as his condition failed to improve. The 25-year-old later departed Anfield on crutches with his right leg in a brace, and underwent a scan at Spire Hospital on Monday afternoon.
Liverpool’s medical team want a thorough assessment of the problem and have pencilled in a meeting with a consultant to determine the exact issue as well as the expected length of his lay-off. The club do not expect the damage to be as serious as the anterior cruciate ligament injuries picked up by both Joe Gomez and Danny Ings.
Ibe, meanwhile, also had a scan after feeling discomfort in his knee. The winger suffered bruising to the area, which should not rule him out of the trip to Manchester City after the international break on November 21.
Gareth Southgate was waiting on the result of Ibe’s scan to determine whether the 19-year-old could travel to Bosnia on Tuesday with England’s Under-21s.
Given the findings, the attacker is expected to remain on Merseyside, with Southgate mulling over a possible replacement.
Loic Perrin has replaced Sakho in the France squad for the friendlies with Germany and England.
The defender limped off shortly before half-time in Sunday’s 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace after landing awkwardly following an aerial challenge with Yannick Bolasie.
Sakho received treatment on the pitch and attempted to continue playing, but had to be substituted as his condition failed to improve. The 25-year-old later departed Anfield on crutches with his right leg in a brace, and underwent a scan at Spire Hospital on Monday afternoon.
Liverpool’s medical team want a thorough assessment of the problem and have pencilled in a meeting with a consultant to determine the exact issue as well as the expected length of his lay-off. The club do not expect the damage to be as serious as the anterior cruciate ligament injuries picked up by both Joe Gomez and Danny Ings.
Ibe, meanwhile, also had a scan after feeling discomfort in his knee. The winger suffered bruising to the area, which should not rule him out of the trip to Manchester City after the international break on November 21.
Gareth Southgate was waiting on the result of Ibe’s scan to determine whether the 19-year-old could travel to Bosnia on Tuesday with England’s Under-21s.
Given the findings, the attacker is expected to remain on Merseyside, with Southgate mulling over a possible replacement.
Loic Perrin has replaced Sakho in the France squad for the friendlies with Germany and England.
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