Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana looks set to miss up to 6 weeks of action after sustaining a knee injury in training.
Lallana, 26, moved to Anfield from Southampton earlier this month, and has not yet featured in a competitive fixture for his new side. It is believed that Lallana sustained a knock to his lateral collateral ligament during a session at the Reds' Harvard University training base in Boston. Fortunately for the England international, it was just a slight knock.
Lallana has been assessed by Liverpool's medical staff and does not require surgery. In this instance, an injury deemed serious enough for surgery would lead to a 4 month lay-off. The injury looks likely to force him out of crucial Premier League clashes with old club Southampton, Manchester City & Tottenham Hotspur, as well as seeing him miss out on England's Euro 2016 qualifying match with Switzerland.
He had been scheduled to make his debut for the Reds against Olympiakos this Sunday. The injury doesn't help the cause of manager Brendan Rodgers, who was bullish when he spoke about Lallana earlier this week, insisting he is ‘a special player’ and would prove to be value for money.
Lallana will now be targeting full fitness in time for the start of Liverpool’s Champions League campaign.
