OPINION
Liverpool announced on their official website on Monday that defender Joe Gomez will undergo surgery to help aid his recovery from a lower leg fracture. The news is a devastating blow to the Reds’ title chances, with the player surely now looking at a long lay off. The club’s official statement claimed that it’s likely that he will feature again this season, but whether his return will come too late for Liverpool remains to be seen. The 21-year-old hasn’t featured for Jurgen Klopp’s side since picking up the injury against Burnley in early December. His absence has seen the team utilise Dejan Lovren, Joel Matip and Fabinho alongside Virgil van Dijk, not an ideal situation for a title-challenging side. This is a massive setback for Klopp’s team, there’s no way around that. Gomez has looked sensational when he’s played this campaign, and Lovren and Matip just aren’t as solid alongside Van Dijk. Hopefully the Reds can survive without the England international until his eventual return, but it’ll be very difficult for them.
Live4Liverpool has rounded up some of the best tweets below.
https://twitter.com/PierceMcCrory/status/1092361861431996417
I’m actually going to cry. Month is ruined. ??
— ? (@ScouseBaller) February 4, 2019
https://twitter.com/CaptainVanDijk/status/1092361963655581696
It looks like it, yes. Lose tonight, or even draw and I think we've blown it. City just seem to want it more, hell, even Tottenham do to have clawed us back to just 4 points. They were 9 points behind us 2 wks ago.
— Steven Armstrong (@LFCMETALHEAD) February 4, 2019
Recall Clyne
— Mugove ?? (@chizzmasta) February 4, 2019
Shambles, probably knew he was going to need this for weeks. Matip and lovren for the next two months ??
— Brandon (@BrandonMannin12) February 4, 2019
That's it so for the season again for him.hes great when fully for but this has happened every season since he joined us and was madness not to sign anyone and let clyne go.disaster this is now total shake up needed in our defense proven players with Clean medical history
— Peter (@Peter68898035) February 4, 2019
Season over. Congratulations Man city
— Dark Horse (@BaldEagle__) February 4, 2019
Absolute joke we knew about this and decided not to sign a defender in Jan
— Darren? (@dcgjones) February 4, 2019
