ANDY ROBERTSON has given Liverpool yet another crushing injury blow.
The Scottish defender picked up a knee injury at the end of the 4-1 loss at Napoli.
Now he will not return until after the forthcoming international window.
That means he will miss Tuesday’s Champions League home game with Ajax at Anfield.
And it also rules him out of Sunday’s trip to Chelsea in the Premier League – if the match goes ahead amid policing issues regarding the Queen’s funeral.
Robertson will also miss Scotland’s upcoming Nations League games later this month.
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They have home matches against Ukraine and Ireland, before taking on the former away from Hampden Park.
Robertson joins Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Naby Keita, Jordan Henderson, Ibrahima Konate, Curtis Jones and Caoimhin Kelleher on the sidelines.
But Fabio Carvalho could return against Ajax after he sustained a dead leg in the Merseyside derby draw with Everton on September 3.
Reds boss Jurgen Klopp, who will start left-back Kostas Tsimikas against Ajax, said: “Robbo is not 100 per cent.
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“He picked it up very late in the 93rd minute and felt it the next day.
“He is out for at least until after the international break.”
Joel Matip started Liverpool’s season-opener at Fulham on August 6 but has since been hampered by a groin issue that has kept him on the bench for the last two matches.
Captain Henderson is out for the next few weeks with a muscle concern.
Matip, though, will replace Joe Gomez in the heart of the Liverpool defence at Anfield.
Gomez suffered a nightmare in Naples and was replaced at half-time.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
