Liverpool are pressing ahead with their search for a new club doctor - as debate over the fitness of Jurgen Klopp's players continues to intensify.
The Reds have been without a full-time employee in the position after Jim Moxon departed in August. Moxon, formerly the Academy doctor, was promoted to the role in the summer of 2020 following his work during the coronavirus pandemic after the departure of Andy Massey.
Head of Academy Medical, Bevin McCartan, and club physician Sarah Lindsay have temporarily assumed the primary medical duties with the first team this season and have been travelling to matches. Andreas Schlumberger, Liverpool's head of recovery and performance, has also taken on extra responsibilities.
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The process to replace Moxon remains ongoing, with Liverpool continuing to pursue the best available candidate. While no timescale has been set, the club are mindful any outside appointment would have a notice period to serve that would be dependent on their current employer. The Reds are also considering an internal appointment, with no final decision having yet been made.
That Liverpool are without a full-time doctor for the first team has been brought into sharp focus by the injury issues currently affecting the senior squad, with summer signing Darwin Nunez becoming the 19th different Reds player to miss at least one game this season through a fitness concern when sitting out the 1-0 Premier League defeat at Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
Diogo Jota, Curtis Jones, Caoimhin Kelleher, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ibrahima Konate, Andy Robertson, Calvin Ramsay, Thiago Alcantara, Naby Keita, Arthur Melo and Luis Diaz have each been sidelined for at least a month this season, while a number of players have had a least two separate spells in the treatment room.
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