Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp said that Diogo’s recovery process was also going well. However, he stressed that the Portuguese forward’s knee injury was a bit odd.
Diogo Jota sustained a knee injury during the 1-1 draw against Midtjylland in the Champions League on 10 December 2020. Jota is expected to be out for six to eight weeks.
Losing Jota made the Reds (the Red) —the nickname Liverpool — very disadvantaged. The reason is, Jota made a big impact by contributing nine goals in 17 appearances for Liverpool in all competitions.
Due to injury, Jota will certainly miss the match when Liverpool play the 14th Premier League match, 2020-2021. Klopp’s squad will travel to Crystal Palace headquarters on Saturday (19/12/2020) evening WIB.
Ahead of the match, Klopp continued to provide support for Jota to recover from injury. He hopes the 24-year-old player can graze as soon as possible.
“I’m doing my best to get him back as soon as possible. Everything is going well but knee injuries are always complicated so we can’t rush, but I did well,” he said, quoting the Liverpool website.
“Yes, it is worse than we think and better than we think. All the potential surgeons have examined him, no need for surgery, but he will not be able to play for a while. “
“We don’t know exactly, maybe a month and a half or two. We don’t know exactly. It is very similar to Kostas Tsimikas. “
“It was the first time after the game. We looked at the situation when he got it himself, nobody thought anything happened there. “
“We got him out of the field and he said ‘I feel a little (pain)’ and the next day, do a scan and then the surgeon has to look at it. That’s how we do it, different information. In the end, it is strange but we are glad we heard the final diagnosis, “he concluded.
