Liverpool have confirmed that Scotland youngster Ben Doak has suffered a nightmare knee injury that will rule him out for a period of time.
The Scottish youth international has torn his lateral meniscus and as a result he will require surgery.
That could rule Doak out of a potential involvement at Euro 2024 with Scotland, with many tipping the former Celtic kid to be on the plane to Germany.
Liverpool assistant Pepijn Lijnders explained: “That’s not a good one. He teared his lateral meniscus, which needs surgery.
"That one will take [a] longer time. He is young, he is a fit guy, he is a positive guy so for sure he will come back stronger, and we need him to come back with the same fire he has with the ball, how he was. He can take time and we will wait for him.”
Lijnders also provided a wider injury update on on Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister and Diogo Jota. Gravenberch was forced off in the second half of Sunday’s draw with Manchester United, while Mac Allister and Jota are continuing recoveries from earlier issues.
He added: “We thought there was really something with Gravenberch, he came off during the game and you saw immediately when he came off what that did to the team as well, he was playing really well.
"Especially against these man-marking sides he plays unbelievable. But he had a scan and it’s only DOMS, which is fatigue, so that’s a really good thing. He will train hopefully today, let’s see where he is. We have to be careful of course because that’s a sign. So that’s a good one.
“Alexis is progressing well, he doesn’t have pain anymore, which is a good thing. It was worse than we first thought, but he is progressing well, no pain. Let’s see if we can progress him.
“Diogo is doing ball work on the pitch so that is getting closer and closer. But always with hamstring injuries you have to be careful, we always say when they come back give them another two or three days for sure.”
