Liverpool will have it all to play for against Atletico Madrid in the second-leg of their Champions League tie against the Spanish giants, and they could be facing off against them without a key player.
#LFC will need to assess the hamstring issue Henderson suffered in Tuesday night’s #UCL defeat.https://t.co/i3nx5hdPGy
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 18, 2020
Jordan Henderson was forced off in the 80th minute after the Reds captain picked up a suspected hamstring injury 10 minutes from time as Liverpool fell to a surprising 1-0 loss to Atletico, with Jurgen Klopp confirming to the club’s official website that the midfielder will be assessed in the coming days.
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It was a disappointing night for Liverpool as they suffered only their third defeat all season, and plenty of supporters on social media were furious to see Henderson come off with injury with the England international flourishing in the midfield three this campaign.
Here’s what lots of Reds fans had to say on Twitter about Henderson’s injury…
Biggest loss of the night 🙁
— Curts (@EiIishEra) February 19, 2020
Not like this
— Harry (@HarryLombardi) February 18, 2020
When I thought this day couldn’t possibly get any worse
— Natasha.Swales (@natasha_swales) February 18, 2020
this isn’t what we need😭
— a (@ALICE_LFC27) February 18, 2020
😭
— nene (@ne18ne_2020) February 18, 2020
Please be ok please be ok please be ok
— TalkingRed ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ (@TalkingRed23) February 18, 2020
Liverpool supporters will be hoping the skipper will be fit enough for the second-leg next month.