Jordan Henderson's Injury Confirmed

Jordan Henderson was confirmed to be injured for England’s last outing.

Gareth Southgate benched the Liverpool skipper due to muscle tightness.

The Three Lions ended up losing 2-0 to Belgium with Harry Winks taking up Henderson’s spot. Southgate did not confirm the location of the injury but he said, “Jordan had a bit of tightness at half-time and felt he couldn’t carry on.

“Probably medically I would have to leave that [a diagnosis] for now but, yeah, we will just have to assess him when we get back.”

This is a huge concern for Liverpool who have already lose Joe Gomez to a serious injury. Jurgen Klopp is likely to have both of his first-choice centre-halfs out for the season. Gomez tore his patella tendon and Virigil van Dijk is nursing another serious knee issue.

If Henderson were to miss a significant period, it would a huge blow to their defensive setup. The Reds return to action against Leicester City in a week’s time. Klopp has limited options to replace Henderson.

Fabinho, who has returned from a hamstring pull only recently could be deputised at centre-half for majority of the campaign. Thiago will also have a major role in shoring up the central areas in Henderson’s absence.

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