Andy Robertson is to play no part in Liverpool’s Champions League meeting with Ajax on Wednesday after sustaining a knee injury in the defeat at Napoli last week.
Liverpool’s injury woes know no bounds, with one step forward always met by another step back and this time it is Robertson that has dealt a blow to Jurgen Klopp‘s squad.
The left-back has featured in all eight games this season, inclusive of the Community Shield, but has seen his game time managed to an extent having only completed 90 minutes on three occasions.
But that has not stopped injury from striking, with the Echo the first to report that Robertson will miss Wednesday’s game after “suffering a suspected knee injury.”
The Scot was “at the AXA Training Centre in Kirkby on Sunday in a knee brace,” with his left knee said to be the one that has sustained the injury.
Kostas Tsimikas will therefore be expected to make only his second start of the season as part of an XI that you suspect will have a number of changes after the performance at Napoli.
The hope, of course, will be that Robertson’s injury is not serious, but Klopp will be expected to offer a more detailed update when he fronts the press on Monday afternoon for his pre-Ajax press conference.
Liverpool had nine senior players unavailable for the trip to Naples last week and it may be a case of Fabio Carvalho‘s name being swapped out for Robertson this time around.
Caoimhin Kelleher, Ibrahima Konate, Calvin Ramsay, Jordan Henderson, Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Curtis Jones and Kaide Gordon all remain sidelined.
The Reds cannot catch a break from the injuries but you can only hope that the upcoming international break proves as good timing as any for Robertson and co to recover.
