Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that Diogo Jota suffered an ankle injury in Liverpool’s win over Inter Milan last night and the star could now miss some key games.
The Portuguese started the Reds’ match at the San Siro, but was surprisingly substituted at half-time with the score tied.
Jota was injured again in Liverpool’s win against Burnley
Jota was substituted for Roberto Firmino at half-time, and the Brazilian opened the scoring for the visitors with 15 minutes remaining.
Mohamed Salah doubled Liverpool’s lead eight minutes later to secure a victory in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie.
Klopp was hailed for the four substitutions he made during the match to turn the tide in his team’s favor after an impressive performance from Inter.
However, the German manager admitted his first switch to remove Jota was due to injury, just days after the former Wolves man struggled with a leg against Burnley.
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“I’m very happy with everything, except that obviously Diogo had to come out with something around his ankle ligament,” Klopp explained to BT Sport.
“We will see. We don’t know exactly. He could continue playing, which is perhaps a good sign. At half time the ankle was already swollen, so we had to change it.
Jota, 25, has been Liverpool’s star this season as the club chase trophies on four fronts in the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup.
The Portuguese international has scored 17 goals in all competitions and is only second in the standings behind teammate Salah.
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And Klopp hopes Jota won’t be out for a significant period, with Liverpool set to play three games in just over a week.
The Anfield side host Norwich on Saturday ahead of their rearranged clash with Leeds in midweek ahead of the EFL Cup final against Chelsea next Sunday.
In his post-match press conference, Klopp added: “Diogo had to come out with something around his ankle ligament. We will see. He wanted to continue. It was an adult performance.
“[It was a] sprained ankle, swollen, obviously not a good sign, but we’ll check tomorrow. We need more evaluation.”
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