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defender Connor Bradley He will undergo surgery due to a serious knee injury that will rule him out for the remainder of the tournament liverpoolseason.
Although Northern Ireland The international did not suffer an anterior cruciate ligament injury, but the bones and ligaments in his left knee were damaged.
The right-back was substituted in Thursday’s goalless draw. Premier League leader arsenal After an embarrassing landing in stoppage time.
Arsenal’s Gabriel Martinelli He was heavily criticized for passing the ball to Bradley. When he fell to the ground injured, someone pushed him in an attempt to get him off the field, and his actions sparked a scuffle between players from both teams.
Martinelli was shown a yellow card for the incident He later apologized for his actions on social media.
Bradley will undergo surgery in the coming days, which will rule him out of the rest of the domestic campaign. He will also face a race to resume in time for this summer’s World Cup if Northern Ireland Advance through the play-offs.
liverpool said Bradley suffered a “serious knee injury”, adding in a statement: “At this stage no timetable has been set for his return to play.”
Bradley has made 21 appearances this season, missing several games with a hamstring problem.
Frustration leaves head coach Arne Slaughter Jeremie Frimpong has been plagued by injury problems of his own since joining. Bayer Leverkusen in summer, and Joe Gomezhimself coming off a hamstring problem, serves as cover, but neither can be considered a true right-back.
Slaughter had to utilize midfielders Dominik Szoboszlai and Curtis Jones position this season.
The first game Bradley will miss will be Monday’s FA Cup third round home game against League One barnsley And Slaughter said he will not repeat the selection mistakes he experienced during last season’s game.