Liverpool's Back Line Experiences A Crisis, Fabinho Follows Van Dijk To The Treatment Table
JAKARTA - Liverpool are again hit by a hurricane of injuries, this time it is Fabinho's turn to limp off the field in the match against Midtjylland in the Champions League on Wednesday, October 28.
Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp admitted that Fabinho will be out for quite a long time. The Brazilian midfielder reportedly suffered a hamstring injury after playing less than half an hour in the match and had to be replaced by Rhys Williams.
The Reds won the match 2-0 thanks to goals from Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah, but it was a very expensive victory for the coach's side.
Fabinho is plotted to fill the center-back position to replace Virgil van Dijk, who is certain to be out for a long time due to a serious injury.
However, now Fabinho is also threatened with following in the footsteps of the Dutch defender. Liverpool's defense will now face a tough test in the absence of both players.
"We have to wait for the clear scans, but you know these times when someone has muscle problems, so it's very rare for the doctor to call me the next morning and say: 'False alarm, everything's fine, he can go again,'" said Jurgen Klopp told beIN SPORTS after the match as reported by Antara.
"So now it's just about how long (he is out). That's all. And now a week means three games, 10 days means four games, 14 days means seven games and that kind of calculation."
"So that's how it is. Yes, not cool at all but that's the situation."
Klopp admits that his team will now be forced to go through a rough patch due to the injury crisis at the back.
"It was a difficult night," Klopp told BT Sports. "It's like in a marriage, there are good times and bad times. It's not a bad time but it's a difficult time."
"We have to stay 100 per cent united and fight harder and that's what the players did tonight. Losing Fabinho in the first half, Rhys Williams he is only 19 years old and I think he played in the Champions League more often than in the English Premier League games."