Leicester City are set to be without star man James Maddison on Friday when they take on Liverpool at Anfield in the Premier League.
The attacking midfielder had been nursing a knee injury while away on England duty at the World Cup, but his latest setback is said to be an unrelated one.
Maddison has been a thorn in Liverpool 's side in the past after producing some fine performances against the Reds and Brendan Rodgers will miss his star player at Anfield on Friday night.
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The Leicester man missed the Foxes' 3-0 loss against Newcastle on Boxing Day and Rodgers has confirmed he is set to see a specialist as no timescale is put on his return.
"It's a different part of his knee," Rodgers said after the defeat.
"He obviously had a problem with the back of his knee; now he has something at the front.
"This is something that has come from indirectly having an issue while he was away. He is just feeling something on the front of his knee that the medical team are trying to get to the bottom of."
Asked about a timeframe for Maddison's return, Rodgers admitted: "I don't know."
Rodgers, who managed Liverpool between 2012 and 2015, is going to Anfield under pressure with Leicester just four points above the Premier League drop zone.
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