Joe Gomez’s season hangs firmly in the balance following surgery on a serious knee injury. Gomez, who has been Jurgen Klopp’s first-choice alongside Virgil van Dijk during the Reds’ Champions League and Premier League triumphs, suffered a ruptured patella during England training on Wednesday.
Gomez, 23, was injured at St George’s Park during a training exercise with no other players in the vicinity. It is yet another blow to the Reds, who are also without Trent Alexander-Arnold for the next month due to a calf injury and have only Joel Matip remaining as a recognised senior centre-half.
Now, as Liverpool look to retain their Premier League title and reclaim Europe’s biggest honour, they face attempting to do so without their first-choice
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