• Liverpool midfielder ruled out for six to eight weeks
• Roy Hodgson wants players to be match fit for EnglandJordan Henderson’s hopes of competing at the European Championship contain been dealt a severe blow after he was ruled out for six to eight weeks with a knee ligament injury. The prognosis means Liverpool will be without their captain for the rest of the season even in the event of Jürgen Klopp’s team reaching the Europa League final on 18 May.
The England international damaged his knee when landing awkwardly in the first half of Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with Borussia Dortmund and underwent a scan upon his return to Merseyside on Friday. The results allayed concerns of a cruciate ligament injury but revealed damage to the lateral collateral ligament, which can result in a three-month lay-off.
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Source: theguardian.com