Danny Ings has suffered yet another knee injury that could keep him out for the entire season.
The Liverpool striker missed almost all of last season - his first at Anfield since joining from Burnley - after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
He worked hard on his recovery and was able to play in the final game of last season against West Brom, and Kop boss Jurgen Klopp had big plans for the ex-Clarets man this season.
But he has now suffered another devastating injury blow. He hurt his right knee when he came on from the bench in Liverpool's EFL Cup win over Tottenham last week, and the club's medical staff have now discovered that it was worse than feared - with surgery required to repair the cartilage damage.
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The Daily Mail reports that the 24-year-old has been sent to London to see knee specialist Andy Williams, who also dealt with Danny Welbeck's problem last season.
According to King, Ings' injury is understood to be similar to that which Arsenal striker Welbeck suffered last term.
Ings attracted interest from a host of clubs in the summer, but each enquiry was dismissed by Liverpool at Klopp's insistence.
Liverpool have since
confirmed the news, and Klopp, was understandably bitterly disappointed by the news, tipped Ings to comeback from this setback stronger.
"To say we are gutted would be an understatement; he is such a great boy and has worked so hard that he deserves better luck than this," the Liverpool manager the club's website.
"It is typical of Danny's personality, on and off the pitch, that he picked up this injury to his knee when courageously trying to win the ball back for his team by making a tackle.
"But it is this same personality that means he will come back as good and as strong from this latest setback as he has done in the past
"I'm told the likely lay off is anywhere from between seven to nine months. He is mentally strong, physically strong and will have the very best treatment and rehab possible to make sure when he returns he is ready to play for us at the level we know he is capable of."
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