http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 boss, Brendan Rodgers has revealed that his side will have to play without Lucas Leiva for up to the next three months, after the Brazilian International sustained a thigh injury.
The news came as a big setback for the midfielder, who also missed out on the second half of the previous season due to an anterior cruciate impairment.
After completing his seven-month convalescence process, the 25-year rejoined the squad during the Reds pre-season campaign, and appeared to be in good touch.
He suffered a minor strain in his thigh during warm up game prior to the Manchester City fixture last Sunday. Nonetheless, he started the match against the Eastlanders, which further aggravated his injury, forcing him to limp off the field inside the first
five minutes.
His omission from the squad is also likely to have a profound effect on Liverpool, who are currently going through a rebuilding phase.
Anyhow, the Anfield boss has confirmed that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lucas-c22528 will miss out on the action for up to the next three months. However, he was upbeat about his early return to the squad, claiming that he is a ‘quick healer’ and will be desperate to make a speedy recovery.
He told the reporters in an interview, “[It] looks like Lucas will be out for a few months. Early indication is he will be back after 2-3 months out. He is a quick healer so I expect him to be back sooner than that.”
The timing of the player’s injury means that he is set to sit out the Reds crucial league fixtures against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Everton-c13019.
Meanwhile, the Brazilian footballer was disappointed on picking up another fitness problem. He revealed that he was really enthusiastic after making a return to the team this summer, but remained optimistic of a quick recovery.
He wrote on his twitter page, “No words to describe my feelings at the moment. It is been hard to be positive but I am sure better days will come. YNWA.”
Earlier, the prolific play-maker picked up a knee injury during the Reds Carling Cup match against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 in November, which ruled him out of action for almost seven months.
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