- Alberto Moreno appears to have serious ankle injury after leaving pitch in tears
- Liverpool defender is likely to be ruled out of Merseyside derby this weekend
- Jurgen Klopp conceded injury was black spot on an otherwise perfect night
- He added: ‘That was the shadow of the night. It was a strange situation’
Alberto Moreno appeared to suffer a serious ankle injury in Liverpool’s 7-0 demolition of Spartak Moscow at Anfield.
The Reds produced a sparkling display but the scenes of jubilation were tempered by Moreno’s knock as he was forced off in tears.
He is likely to miss this weekend’s Merseyside derby and will undergo scans on his ankle.
Alberto Moreno appeared to be devastated as he was forced off with an ankle injury
The Liverpool defender was replaced and Jurgen Klopp thinks it could be serious
The 25-year-old has fought hard to regain the trust of his manager and was clearly devastated to be forced off.
Philippe Coutinho consoled the Spaniard as he wiped off tears with his shirt, hobbling to sidelines to warm applause at Anfield.
Jurgen Klopp shed some light on the situation after full time.
He said: ‘That was the shadow of the night. It was a strange situation, he’s a tough guy.
‘If he can’t continue the game you should consider if it is something serious but in treatment room he was a little bit more positive.
‘Maybe we are lucky and it’s not too serious, we’ll see. We need all the boys for the next few weeks but especially for the game on Sunday.’
Moreno was consoled by his team-mates and the Spaniard has been working to get fans onside
And the Liverpool boss was heartened by his team’s swashbuckling display ahead of Everton’s visit on Sunday.
‘We showed that we learned from the mistakes we made in Sevilla – now we have to show we have learned from the mistakes after Maribor when we faced Tottenham.
‘We will be ready again on Sunday and if the crowd is ready to help us it would be nice again,’ he concluded.
Jurgen Klopp spoke of the need to have all his players fit for the Everton game on Sunday