Burnley in the summer, has been ruled out for the
rest of the season after he damaged knee
ligaments in training on Wednesday.
Jurgen Klopp has another serious injury setback
to contend with after Danny Ings damaged his
anterior cruciate ligament in training, Goal can
confirm.
The Liverpool striker hurt his knee during
Wednesday afternoon's session and was sent to
Spire Hospital for a scan which revealed the
damage was serious enough for him to be ruled
out for the rest of the season.
Ings was expected to be a crucial element of
implementing Klopp's idea of "emotional football"
with the forward's energy and industry already
applauded by supporters and new manager alike.
The injury will undoubtedly frustrate the player,
who was part of Roy Hodgson's latest England
squad, the fans, and the manager.
It is the second such blow in quick succession for
the manager after young defender Joe Gomez
picked up an ACL problem while on England
Under-21 duty .
Klopp confirmed the news on the 18-year-old in
his pre-match press conference ahead of
Saturday's trip to Tottenham, telling reporters:
"We have to make a further diagnosis and we will
see when he has surgery."
The German is already without captain Jordan
Henderson as well as summer signings Christian
Benteke and Roberto Firmino.
On the pair, the manager said: "Benteke and
Firmino are on their way. They are back on the
pitch, not in team training but they are getting
better and better.
"I don't know exactly when they will come back,
but I hope next week into normal team training
and then we will be able to see how good a shape
they are in, how fit they are and how well they
feel.
"We have to wait until next week. For sure, not
Saturday. And Thursday, I don't think so. Maybe
[next] Sunday."
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