Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will miss the Group Defend conflict with FA Cup winners Arsenal as a result of a knee harm, the Premier League champions’ supervisor Jurgen Klopp stated on Friday. The 27-year-old England worldwide suffered the harm throughout coaching of their pre-season camp in Austria. Oxlade-Chamberlain — who suffered a severe proper knee harm in 2018 — has returned dwelling to start his rehabilitation with the membership’s medical group.
Klopp stated it appeared like the same harm to that suffered by captain Jordan Henderson in the direction of the tip of final season however which didn’t require surgical procedure.
“Actually unlucky. An unlucky scenario as effectively; it was a problem (in coaching),” stated Klopp.
“It appears like it is vitally much like what Hendo (Jordan Henderson) had, which retains him out for we do not know for certain precisely how lengthy, however for certain this pre-season he is not going to make a sport, Arsenal for certain not after which we are going to see.
“The following sport might be two weeks later, however I do not know.
“We now have to attend however it’s far-off from being excellent, in fact.
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“It’s actually onerous for him and onerous for us, however it’s what it’s there may be nothing we are able to do.”
Liverpool play two friendlies in Austria earlier than taking up Arsenal within the conventional curtain-raiser to the home season at Wembley on Saturday week.
