[Sport] Joe Gomez: Liverpool defender suffers injury during England training

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Liverpool defender Joe Gomez has suffered a potentially serious injury during England training.

The FA has yet to comment on the incident, which occurred during Wednesday morning's session, but Gomez is understood to be receiving treatment, while the extent of the injury is being assessed. England manager Gareth Southgate is scheduled to address the media on Wednesday evening.
A long-term absence for Gomez would be a major blow to Liverpool, who are expected to be without fellow centre-back Virgil van Dijk for the rest of the season after he suffered a severe knee injury against Everton last month.
Jurgen Klopp has also been without central midfielder Fabinho, who deputised at centre-back following Van Dijk's injury, but the Brazilian is expected to return to action after the international break.
England are scheduled to play the Republic of Ireland in a friendly on Thursday, before taking on Belgium and Iceland in Nations League fixtures.
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The Reds have endured a nightmare run of injuries this season, and none more so than in defence, with Virgil van Dijk out for the season and both Fabinho and Trent Alexander-Arnold currently sidelined.

Joel Matip has only just returned to action, with his time out forcing Jurgen Klopp to turn to academy defenders Nat Phillips and Rhys Williams.

Gomez was the one constant, partnering Fabinho, Matip, Phillips and Williams and earning plaudits for his ability to adapt and, crucially, to step up in Van Dijk’s absence.

Now it seems Liverpool could be without their No. 12 for a period, too, with it emerging on Wednesday afternoon that Gomez had suffered an injury in England training.

It remains to be seen the extent of Gomez’s injury, with Gareth Southgate to provide further detail at his press conference at 6.30pm (GMT), but the Mail‘s Sami Mokbel has described it as “serious” and the Mirror‘s John Cross “significant.”

“There are major concerns it could be a lengthy layoff,” Cross claims, though it should be stressed that this could be mere sensationalism given Liverpool’s ongoing plight.

The Telegraph‘s Matt Law writes: “It is understood that Gomez is concerned that the injury, the specific nature of which is not yet known, is bad and that he could be out for some time.”