Liverpool don’t expect to have Joel Matip back available to them for at least another fortnight, meaning he could be set to miss two Premier League matches including the Boxing Day fixture against Leicester. Matip had been a regular in Liverpool’s back four alongside Virgil van Dijk to start the campaign, but he has been out with a knee injury for the past six weeks. Matip had established himself as a regular in Liverpool’s starting line-up to start the season as the Reds went on a seven-game winning streak before picking up a knee injury. Klopp played down the nature of Lovren’s injury, suggesting he could be fit for the next Premier League match against Watford. All the little things have to heal as quickly as possible, but here it is taking the normal amount of time,” Klopp said.

Source: Express December 09, 2019 05:26 UTC