England midfielder Jordan Henderson was withdrawn at half time against Belgium due to a shortage of legs, coach Gareth Southgate says, doubting his availability for the injured Liverpool this weekend.
Harry Winks replaced Henderson in the second half of England’s 2-0 defeat in the Nations League group stage on Sunday, putting an end to visitors’ hopes for the final.
“Jordan was a little tense at halftime and felt like he couldn’t go on,” Southgate said, adding that he wasn’t sure if it was a thigh problem.
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Highlights of the Nations League Group A2 game between Belgium and England
Southgate said the Liverpool skipper will be judged when they return to England.
Liverpool had a number of regulars on the grid who were canceled due to injuries. Defenders Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez lost after both operations, while Trent Alexander-Arnold left the English squad due to injury.
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Jamie Redknapp and Ashley Cole analyze England’s selection and formation problems after Belgium ended their Nations League hopes
The defense is worn out with left-back Andy Robertson doubting a hamstring problem, while Liverpool midfield can do without Thiago Alcantara and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain as both players recover from knee injuries.
Meanwhile, striker Mohamed Salah will miss Sunday’s game against Leicester City, which is live Sky SportsHow he isolates after testing positive for COVID-19.
Southgate said Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling would miss his last game of the group stage against Iceland with a calf injury but would be available for the weekend.
Liverpool’s injuries assessed
Liverpool’s defensive crisis was dealt another blow after Joe Gomez suffered a serious injury on the English service and Virgil van Dijk and Fabinho sat at the treatment table.
In order to tighten the growing injury list, the influential right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold also retired from international service due to a calf strain in the 1-1 draw in Manchester City – while Andrew Robertson saw Scotland’s 1-0 defeat against Slovakia on Sunday evening missed. in addition to Henderson, hobbling from England’s defeat in Belgium.
But have Liverpool sustained the most injuries this season? Data compiled by Premier Injuries shows Jurgen Klopp’s team has suffered 15 injuries this season that lasted 10 days or more – only Manchester City suffered more (16).
Salah doubts Leicester clash after positive coronavirus test
Mohamed Salah could miss Liverpool’s game against Leicester
Mohamed Salah is “in high spirits and showing no symptoms” after his coronavirus diagnosis was confirmed by a second test, the Egyptian Association has confirmed.
The Liverpool forward is self-isolating and is unlikely to play in the two African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Togo on Saturday and Tuesday.
He is also a doubt about Liverpool’s clash with Leicester on November 22nd as UK coronavirus rules mandate a 10-day isolation period after a positive test.
