Last night, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp confirmed the unfortunate news of a serious injury to Joel Matip, a key player for the team.
Matip, a stalwart at Anfield since 2016, has been instrumental in Liverpool’s success but has been plagued by injuries throughout his career, missing a significant number of games.
Jurgen Klopp expresses his views on 6-month long injury to Joel Matip
In a post-match press conference, Klopp revealed that Matip had suffered a ruptured ACL, a diagnosis that aligns with initial expectations.
Virgil van Dijk, another crucial member of the Liverpool squad, expressed his dismay at the loss of Matip, emphasizing the impact of injuries in the football world.
“It’s an ACL, ruptured, so that’s what I unfortunately expected from the first second. Everything looked like that. Very unfortunate.
That’s a sign as well; we have so many injuries going around in world football, it’s something we have to look at as well.”
Said Klopp as per clubs official website Liverpoolfc.com
Liverpool have been enjoying a successful season, trailing just two points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal and maintaining a four-point lead over defending champions Manchester City.
However, the setback with Matip’s injury poses a significant challenge for the team’s title aspirations.
Matip, who has played 201 games for Liverpool, might have already played his last match for the club. At 32 years old and with only six months left on his contract, the likelihood of him moving on at the end of the season was already high.
With ACL injuries typically requiring over six months of recovery, there’s a real possibility that Matip might miss the remainder of the current campaign, potentially ending his Liverpool career on a sombre note.
The football community, including Klopp and van Dijk, is devastated by this unfortunate turn of events.