Coming off injured in the 69th minute during the victory against Fulham (4-3), Cameroonian central defender Joel Matip suffers from a knee problem. According to the English press, the Reds’ medical staff fear the worst for their 32-year-old player, with a possible rupture of the cruciate ligaments. Present at a press conference before the trip to Sheffield this Wednesday evening (8:30 p.m.) for the 15th day of the Premier League, German coach Jürgen Klopp was clearly not optimistic about the state of health of his Indomitable Lion (27 caps). , 1 goal).
“When the doctor comes and says ‘it doesn’t look good, but we have to wait for the MRI’, but the scan doesn’t come, you can imagine it doesn’t look good. Good news never comes in these cases. In all these years, I’ve never seen anyone say, “Oh my God, I was completely wrong, he can play tomorrow.” That will never happen”, declared the 56-year-old coach to journalists. As a reminder, he played 14 matches in all competitions (including 12 as a starter) with the current runner-up to the leader Arsenal.
