Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed Joe Gomez will not be fit for several more weeks and has already been ruled out of the Champions League last-16 tie with Bayern Munich.
The defender sustained a fractured leg in the game at Burnley on December 5 and was initially likely to be out for six weeks.
However, the England international suffered a setback in his recovery and, having already missed 11 matches, he is not going to be ready for the visit of the German champions on February 19.
“I don’t think so. Not a realistic target. After that? We will see,” said Klopp when asked about Gomez‘s possible return.
Klopp also ruled Trent Alexander-Arnold out of Monday’s trip to West Ham as the full-back has not yet recovered from a knee injury.
“I hope we don’t have more injuries because we already have enough,” Klopp added.
“The same with suspensions. It’s why you build a squad.
“You know about these players. You know they can do different jobs. If you don’t have them, you need players in each position and then you have a very big squad.
“You think two players in each position until one is injured and then things are thing.
“We have internal solutions for different problems so credit to the boys.”