DBasia.news – Liverpool are still fighting for the 2018-19 Premier League title against Manchester City – both are just one point adrift. Jordan Henderson et al are very consistent this season with only one defeat in the Premier League – from Man City.
Unfortunately, the success of the Reds this season does not seem to be enjoyed by one of his star players, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. As is known he suffered a knee ligament injury while strengthening his team in the Champions League semi-final against AS Roma, April 2018 ago.
As a result of the injury, he also had to end the season faster and failed to defend England in the 2018 World Cup.
Had reportedly returned to injury while taking part in the match with Liverpool U23, now Jurgen Klopp as the team manager gave positive news regarding the recovery of Chamberlain’s injury.
“The recovery of the injury is normal. Nothing is surprising. The good news is that Chamberlain’s knees are perfect – nothing happens and needs to be worried. The reason for pulling it faster when playing with the junior squad is only a precautionary step,” Klopp said. official club page.
“The match is certainly different from the training session. At that time he felt something was happening to his muscles. Luckily we took a quick step to pull him out and replace Chamberlain with other players five minutes before the first half was over,” he added.
The smooth running of the recovery of Chamberlain’s injury is a positive thing for Liverpool, especially they are also playing crucial weeks ahead of the end of the 2018/19 season, although Klopp also does not want to force and rush to re-install the 25-year-old player as a starter.
“We always say that Chamberlain still needs time (to return to the main squad). I also feel guilty for being too eager to see him return to play,” he continued.
“Yes, he did look very good when undergoing a training session, but it was done in a small-sized field. In the end, we must know whether Chamberlain is ready to take part in the match and return to play. He still needs time,” added the manager. That German.