Liverpool have confirmed Joe Gomez has undergone successful knee surgery after suffering an injury in England training yesterday.
The 23-year-old defender was in immediate pain after pulling up in the session at St George’s Park, with manager Gareth Southgate revealing nobody was around him.
In an update on their official website, Liverpool have said Gomez’s surgery to repair a tendon in his left knee has gone well and there was no damage done to his ligaments.
.@J_Gomez97 has today undergone successful surgery to repair a tendon in his left knee.
The issue was isolated to Gomez’s tendon, with no damage to any other associated knee ligaments and Joe will now begin a rehabilitation programme with our medical team 💪
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) November 12, 2020
Still, the former Charlton Athletic man is facing another lengthy spell on the sidelines as a result of the latest unfortunate set-back.
Gomez is the latest casualty in what has developed into quite the injury crisis at Liverpool, particularly in defence.
