Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has suffered another injury blow after damaging an ankle ligament in the Club World Cup final on Saturday.
The former Arsenal star was forced off against Flamengo after 75 minutes in Qatar after appearing to fall awkwardly on his ankle.
The 26-year-old has spent much of the last year in the physio room with a knee problem that ruled him out of the World Cup in 2018 and two Champions League finals, and now his manager Jurgen Klopp said the blow could 'take a while' to heal.
Klopp said: 'One of the ligaments is damaged, we have to see how quick we can fix that. I don't know exactly, it can take a while. No chance for this [calendar] year. We have to see how quick it can settle.'
Oxlade-Chamberlain has made 21 appearances since making his return this season having featured just twice in the last campaign.
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