Liverpool defender Joel Matip will miss the rest of the season with an ankle ligament injury.
The 29-year-old was injured in a challenge with Tottenham striker Son Heung-min in Liverpool's 3-1 away win last Thursday.
Reds manager Jurgen Klopp told Liverpoolfc.com: "It was really unlucky because it was a brilliant challenge he made actually, he saved our life in that moment in the Tottenham game when he won the challenge against Son.
"He injured his ankle and played the game on and now is out for the season, so you can imagine how much he tried to stay on the pitch and tried to help us.
"But he will be ready for the start of the next pre-season and finally everything will be sorted."
With Virgil Van Dijk and Joe Gomez also out for the season and Fabinho currently sidelined, Klopp bolstered his defence before the January window closed with the addition of Ben Davies and Ozan Kabak.
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