Liverpool’s concerns on the left wing increased in the Premier League top flight.
Jürgen Klopp did not have time to avoid Kostas Tsimikas. PDO
The top teams of the English Premier League, Liverpool and Arsenal, shared the points and goals 1-1 at Anfield on Saturday.
Liverpool was to gain command of the match when Mo Salah tied the game in the 29th minute. Soon after, however, the team experienced a setback.
A nasty accident happened on the side of the field, where Arsenal Bukayo Saka against the defender who was aiming for the ball Kostas Tsimikas crashed on the other side of the sideline. The head coach, who was watching the game in the coach’s area, was in the way of the player, who was bumped at a fast pace Jurgen Klopp.
The German coach did not have time to dodge but collapsed directly on top of his own defender. It had painful consequences, as the Liverpool defender could no longer continue in the match. Sky Sports reports that Tsimikas was rushed to hospital. Klopp told the press after the game that the defender’s collarbone is broken.
Saka regretted his part in the unfortunate situation after the game.
– I heard that he went to the hospital. I want to apologize. I thought it was an even situation, shoulder to shoulder. I didn’t see him hit Jürgen. I focused on the ball and I don’t think I broke, Saka said.
The Liverpool defender is likely to have a long forced holiday. PDO
Liverpool, who are second in the Premier League, already have problems on the left side, when the Scottish defender Andrew Robertson is on the side. Klopp said before the Arsenal match that the top defender might, in the best case, return to the lineup during January.
Robertson was injured in October while on national team duties. Tsimikas has been Liverpool’s second best option as a left back.
We are living in an urgent time in the Premier League, as two rounds of matches will be played next week. Liverpool will face Burnley away on Boxing Day.