Jordan Henderson is expected to miss about three weeks of action as he recovers from a hamstring injury.
Liverpool were already short in midfield before their club captain left 20 minutes into the recent 2-1 win over Newcastle, with Henderson missing the Merseyside derby against Everton through injury. Done.
Fortunately, Henderson is not expected to be sidelined for long as The Athletic notes that a scan on the midfielder’s hamstring only highlighted a minor strain.
As a result, the 32-year-old is expected to miss another three weeks of action and hopes to be fit enough to feature in England’s Nations League matches against Italy and Germany in September.
If that timeline proves correct, Henderson will miss the Champions League meetings with both Napoli and Ajax, as well as the Premier League games against Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chelsea.
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Liverpool face Brighton on October 1 and Henderson is expected to be available for the game.
The midfield has been a real problem for Jurgen Klopp, helping Arthur make up the numbers on loan from Juventus on deadline day.
Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are both injured – enough to see both miss out on Liverpool’s Champions League squad – while Thiago has only just returned to training after dealing with a hamstring injury.
Fabio Carvalho, who started the Merseyside derby alongside Harvey Elliott in midfield, is a doubt for Wednesday’s Champions League opener after suffering a dead leg against Everton, while Curtis Jones is being assessed. Because he is trying to come back from a calf injury.