The loss to Tottenham left Liverpool with a double loss. Not only receiving a bad result, The Kop is also at risk of losing Cody Gakpo long-term due to injury.
On Tottenham’s field , Liverpool had an extremely difficult first half. Curtis Jones’s direct red card put the away team in the position of having to fend off consecutive attacks from Spurs. However, even though Son Heung-min opened the scoring in the 36th minute, Gakpo still brought the match back to balance at the end of the first half after a decisive turn in the penalty area.
However, immediately after scoring, Gakpo grimaced, before sitting down on the field in pain. In the scoring situation, Gakpo did not collide with anyone. However, before that, Gakpo was hurt after a dispute with Destiny Udogie but continued to play. It is possible that the injury has now become more severe.
Coach Jurgen Klopp was forced to replace Gakpo immediately after the first half. When leaving the stadium, Gakpo was also seen wearing a protective brace. Talking about his student, Klopp was extremely sad.
“Honestly, the biggest problem after this match is Gakpo,” Klopp said. “Before scoring, Gakpo was injured and still tried to play. Now he has to wear a brace on his leg. That is my biggest problem at the moment. We lost 2 people because of red cards and The third person was injured. Things were very, very bad. And that’s what we had to deal with.”
When asked if Gakpo’s injury was serious, Klopp admitted: “Maybe, I don’t know. He has a leg brace. After scoring, Gakpo felt pain. We need to wait for the end.” results of the tests”.
In Klopp’s hands, there is currently a complete shortage of personnel in attack. Liverpool only has Salah, Diaz and Nunez left. Meanwhile, Jota was one of two Liverpool players who received a red card in the loss to Tottenham.