Liverpool lose another midfielder as Jurgen Klopp injury headache mounts

Milner made it through the game against Rubin Kazan, but missed the Crystal Palace game

JURGEN KLOPP has been handed more bad news as James Milner has pulled out of the England squad to play Spain and France.

 

The 29-year-old’s injury takes Liverpool’s injury list up to ten players, with Mamadou Sakho ruled out with a knee problem for as many as eight weeks after seeing a specialist.

Milner had already been standing in as captain for another long-term injury, Jordan Henderson, before he injured his hamstring prior to Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace at Anfield.

Sakho had attempted to play on after landing awkwardly against Palace on Sunday, but eventually Klopp was forced to replace him with Dejan Lovren.

 

It has been a nightmare start to the season for the Reds in terms of injury, with Christian Benteke only just back to full fitness, Daniel Sturridge perennially injured, and Danny Ings and Joe Gomez both suffering serious ACL tears.

Additionally, Kolo Toure is out with a hamstring, while Jordon Ibe, Jordan Rossiter, and John Flanagan are all struggling for fitness.

 

Sakho had to be convinced not to continue by teammates

It leaves Klopp with something of a skeleton squad ahead of a huge clash with Manchester City after the international break, before heading into a hectic winter schedule.

However, with a two-week break for international football, the German manager will be hopeful of getting some of his key players back close to fitness when they head to the Etihad.