Liverpool eventually secured a 2-0 victory against Sunderland but it came at a price as Philippe Coutinho was taken off on a stretcher with a potentially serious ankle injury. The Brazilian, outstanding in Liverpool’s rise under Jürgen Klopp this season, left Anfield on crutches and will undergo a scan to determine the extent of an injury suffered when he was caught accidentally by the Sunderland midfielder Didier Ndong. Coutinho immediately signalled to the bench and was in obvious distress as he was carried off with his right leg in a protective brace. Klopp said of Coutinho: “Unfortunately I don’t know [the extent of the injury]. “He is much better than Phil but he has pain in his calf,” added the Liverpool manager.

Source: The Guardian November 26, 2016 18:43 UTC