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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Andy Hunter

Liverpool’s Joël Matip set to be ruled out for months with knee ligament injury

Joël Matip receives treatment on the field.
Joël Matip receives treatment on the field. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

Liverpool expect to be without Joël Matip for several months after the defender sustained a knee ligament injury during Sunday’s win over Fulham.

Matip was injured in the second half of the dramatic 4-3 victory and is awaiting the results of a scan. However, Jürgen Klopp is resigned to losing the experienced centre-half for a lengthy period and to more disruption to a defence already without Andy Robertson until the new year.

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