Jöel Matip will return to England to undergo rehabilitation on a thigh injury he sustained in a pre-season friendly against Borussia Dortmund on Sunday.
The Cameroonian was forced to leave the field after half an hour at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
He left the field clutching his thigh and walked straight down the tunnel which is never a good signing when trying to ascertain whether or not an injury is serious.
After the game, Klopp updated reporters saying: “It’s not the same injury. It’s another muscle – it looks like, hopefully, only a little tear.
“We will see, but we cannot say anymore it now. It is of course the most negative thing about the day. It’s not cool. Things like this can happen, but you don’t want them to.
“Maybe tomorrow or the day after tomorrow we will know more, but in this moment we only know that it was too painful for him to carry on.”
Late on Monday evening, Liverpool released an official statement on their website informing fans that Matip would return to England to undergo treatment on his injury, missing the remainder of the Reds’ pre-season tour of the United states.
The statement read: “Though the muscle injury suffered in his upper leg is not considered to be a long-term concern, Matip will not be available for selection in the remaining two games in America.”
Liverpool Echo reporter James Pearce reports that Matip will only be out for two weeks and should be fit to face West Ham on the first day of the new Premier League season.
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