Jurgen Klopp has revealed that Andy Robertson is scheduled to undergo shoulder surgery, which could potentially keep him sidelined for a number of weeks.
The 29-year-old sustained the injury during a challenge with Spain’s goalkeeper, Unai Simon, in the Euro 2024 qualifying match last week. He left the pitch cradling his arm in evident discomfort.
Robertson has been a key figure in Liverpool’s defence over the past few seasons, making eight appearances and contributing one assist in all competitions.
Klopp said: “I think the decision we go towards [is] surgery.
“There was a little chance that he could try without. But after talking to pretty much all experts, it looks like surgery will be the best thing, especially in the long term, definitely. And that means he is out for a while.
“Don’t know exactly how long but shoulder surgery is not an easy one. From my experience, you can train pretty quickly again but not football-specific because you have to be careful, challenges and all these kind of things. So, yeah, [he] will be out for a while.”
The German continued: “[Diogo] Jota was not injured, he was suspended. Diogo is available again if nobody tells me differently.
“Cody trained once with the team, so we have to see how that goes for tomorrow.
“Stefan [Bajcetic] out, Thiago [Alcantara] out. Who else? Ben Doak from Scotland has a little muscle thing, so we have to see but is not available for the weekend. Luke Chambers trains today first time again after a little ligament issue. Conor Bradley still out. That’s it.”
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