Kostas Tsimikas had detailed how big a loss Luis Diaz will be to the Liverpool squad after the Colombian winger suffered a severe setback in his recovery from a knee injury.
Diaz, who was initially sidelined with a knee problem during the 3-2 defeat at Arsenal back in October, flew out to Dubai with the rest of Liverpool's 33-man squad. While Jurgen Klopp had no intention of rushing the winger back by involving him in their Dubai Super Cup campaign, he along with the likes Diogo Jota and Arthur Melo were due to be slowly reintegrated with first-team training as they continued their respective rehab programmes.
But on Friday afternoon it was confirmed that the 25-year-old had flown back to the UK after complaining of pain in the injured knee during training . By Saturday morning, there were now confirmed reports that Diaz will likely be out until March after requiring surgery on an issue with the lateral collateral ligament.
