LIVERPOOL
have announced Joe Gomez is expected to be out for around six weeks after sustaining
a fracture to his lower left leg.
Gomez was tackled by Burnley defender Ben Mee as they chased a loose ball by the touchline.
The Liverpool ace then crashed into the advertisement hoardings and was in immediate discomfort.
He was then stretchered off the field and replaced by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
After the match, manager Jurgen Klopp feared the worst.
And Liverpool have now confirmed Gomez won't return until 2019.
Liverpool said in a statement: "Liverpool can confirm Joe Gomez sustained a fracture
to the lower left leg during the 3-1 win at Burnley on Wednesday night.
"The defender needed to be substituted after 23 minutes at Turf Moor following a challenge
from which he was unable to continue.
"Gomez's injury was further assessed by the Reds' medical team at Melwood on Thursday.
"Initial indications suggest the 21-year-old is facing a spell of up to six weeks out of
action, though it's dependent on how his treatment and rehabilitation programmes progress."
Gomez will now miss games against Bournemouth, Napoli, Manchester United, Wolves, Newcastle,
Arsenal, Manchester City, Wolves in the FA Cup, Brighton and most likely Crystal Palace
on January 19.
Klopp was furious with the challenge and called for more protection from referees.
He said: "After the first challenge, a sliding tackle from seven or eight yards, I said to
the ref: 'Please tell them you can't do that'.
"Someone has to say 'stop doing that'."
Joe Gomez is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League
club Liverpool and the English national team.
He began his career at Charlton Athletic, breaking into the first team at 17 and playing
one full senior season before joining Liverpool in June 2015.
Gomez has represented England at every level and played every minute of every match when
England won the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
He made his senior debut for the England team in November 2017, at the age of 20.
The Reds starlet has been on fire in the Championship this season with a number of impressive displayscfor
the Rams.
Liverpool could recall in-form loanee Harry Wilson in January.
Frank Lampard, the former Chelsea midfielder and now manager of Derby County, confirmed
that there is a conversation to be had between Reds bosses and the Rams in terms of bringing
Wilson back to Anfield earlier than planned.
The Welsh winger has been in superb form and scored twice in the 2-1 win over Swansea on
Saturday - including a stunning 25-yard effort - taking his tally to seven goals in 13 Championship
starts.
The 21-year-old signed a new deal at Anfield in the summer before departing on a season-long
loan, with Klopp hopeful he can develop into a first-team prospect in the coming years.
Liverpool fans have been watching the player's progress and naturally some want to see him
return to Anfield next month.
Derby Live asked Lampard if he could reassure Derby fans that this will not happen but the
manager said: "There is an element where Liverpool can call him back in early January.
"That is a conversation between the clubs.
"Liverpool run a fantastic department in terms of looking after their loans players.
We have a lot of chat with them.
We will just have to see how that goes.
"At the minute he's our player, and of course we want him to stay our player for
the course of the season because he is contributing.
"Since Harry came there has been constant dialogue with myself, Liverpool and Harry.
It is very open conversation.
"For me, he is here to progress, and he is progressing well.
I hope he stays with us because I think we can work well for each other."
Harry Wilson is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a winger for Championship club
Derby County on loan from Premier League club Liverpool and the Wales national team.
In October 2013, Wilson became the youngest player to play for Wales, at the age of 16
years and 207 days, beating a record previously held by Gareth Bale.
He also became Liverpool's youngest ever international.
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