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Diogo Jota is expected to be out for six to eight weeks with a knee injury, according to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.
Jota took a hit in Wednesday’s 1-1 draw with Midtjylland in the Champions League and a question was initially ruled out for Sunday’s trip to Fulham. Jota managed 87 minutes before being replaced by Sadio Mane.
The Portuguese forward was left out of the squad on Sunday, but Klopp revealed that he would not have to undergo surgery.
“It’s worse than we thought at first, but better than we thought (later). Potential surgeons examined him and no surgery is needed, but he will be out for a while,” Klopp said. Sky Sports.
Diogo Jota has scored nine goals for Liverpool since arriving from Wolves
“We don’t know exactly, but we think a month and a half, two months.
“In the end it was strange, but we were happy when we heard the final diagnosis.”
Jota joined Liverpool on a £ 45 million move from Wolves in the summer and has scored nine goals in all competitions this season.
Jota’s injury is the latest in a long line of absences for Liverpool this season, with Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, James Milner, Thiago Alcantara, Xherdan Shaqiri and Konstantinos Tsimikas all also out of action for the defending Premier champions. League.
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