Liverpool's Diogo Jota 'facing two months out with knee injury'
The Portugal international was one of three Reds starters forced off at the Gtech Community Stadium, having hurt his knee when Brentford's Christian Norgaard leapt into the air and fell back down on him.
Jota had to be stretchered off the field in visible discomfort, and Jurgen Klopp conceded straight away that the 27-year-old's problem appeared to be worse than the injuries which also saw Curtis Jones and Darwin Nunez leave the field.
Following Klopp's admission and the necessity of a stretcher, fears were understandably raised that Jota may have suffered a season-ending injury, but according to Portuguese outlet Record, that is not the case.
Rather than damaging his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), Jota is believed to have sustained an injury to his posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) and should therefore return to action before the season is over.
However, the former Wolverhampton Wanderers attacker is still facing around two months on the treatment table, and further scans will take place on Monday before an official update on his condition is announced.
As a result, Jota is guaranteed to miss Sunday's EFL Cup final against Chelsea and potentially as many as nine Premier League matches between now and the middle of April, including clashes with Manchester United, Everton and Manchester City.
In addition, the Europa League last 16 (March 7 to 14) will come too soon for Jota, and if Liverpool make it through to the quarter-finals — which take place from April 11 to 18 — he is not guaranteed to be fit for those two legs either.
Jota should also miss the FA
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