Gary Lineker’s assessment of Diogo Jota’s injury would have done little to make Liverpool fans feel any better.
The Reds ace was forced off the field in the first half of Liverpool’s win over Brentford. Jota had provided an assist for Darwin Nunez’s opener before he saw the full weight of Christian Nørgaard land him in a challenge with Alexis Mac Allister.
Jurgen Klopp’s side still managed a comfortable 4-1 thanks to goals from Mac Allister, the returning Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo but saw injuries suffered by Nunez and Curtis Jones too. Jota’s situation will perhaps leave the biggest concern after he was taken off the pitch on a stretcher.
The Portuguese international left the Gtech Community stadium on crutches with his left knee in a brace. The forward’s prospects of playing in the Carabao Cup final next weekend are firmly in doubt.
