'Probably the worst' - Jurgen Klopp explains Darwin Nunez change and Liverpool injury latest
Jurgen Klopp has admitted Liverpool face an anxious wait to see how serious the injuries suffered by Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota against Brentford are.
The pair were both withdrawn in the first half of the Reds’ 4-1 victory over the Bees, with Darwin Nunez then joining them in being substituted prematurely after coming off at half-time. After the game, both Jones and Jota were seen leaving the stadium on crutches.
Klopp would explain after the game that the decision to take off Nunez was only precautionary after he felt a little knock, with Liverpool not wanting to take any further risks in the circumstances.
But the German is braced for bad news regarding Jones and Jota as the midfielder limped off with a leg injury, while the Portuguese was stretchered off after Christian Norgaard landed on his knee following a coming-together.
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“Yeah, yeah, absolutely (the win comes at a cost) but we will have to see how much it costs us,” he said. “We don’t know with that.
“Curtis got a knock on the lower part of his shin, above the ankle. We will see what that means. It’s what he felt but he wasn’t 100% sure. That Curtis cannot play on tells you it must be something because he would have played on at all costs actually.
“Yeah (he’s on crutches), but that’s normal. I’ve not spoken to him, I don’t have time. I get carried around the stadium for interviews!
“I don’t know how it developed during the second half. I saw him at half-time and it was alright-ish but I don’t know what happened since then.
“Diogo looks probably the worst. I didn’t
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