24 Apr From the section Liverpool Share this with Digg Facebook Google LinkedIn Reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Copy this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43888666 Read more about sharing. Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain appears to have suffered a “really bad” injury during Tuesday’s 5-2 Champions League win against Roma, says manager Jurgen Klopp. The England international, 24, was taken off on a stretcher in the 15th minute after appearing to hurt his knee when challenging Aleksandar Kolarov. “It’s probably a really bad injury,” Klopp told BT Sport. “If you can say that already before the scan then it’s never good news.” Read more: ‘Phenomenal’ – the night Salah wowed Europe Analysis: ‘Salah stardust helping Liverpool gather unstoppable momentum’ Reaction: Klopp says late goals don’t make big difference Oxlade-Chamberlain has enjoyed an impressive debut season for Liverpool since joining from Arsenal for £35m last August. He has made 41 appearances in all competitions, scoring five goals. A long-term injury could put in doubt his availability for this summer’s World Cup, which gets under way on 15 June. Liverpool midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, who replaced Oxlade-Chamberlain during the semi-final first leg, said: “I just spoke with him in the dressing room and what the manager said is difficult. “We still have to see how bad it is. I hope it will not be that bad and he can still go to the World Cup.” Liverpool full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold says the players will be determined to reach the Champions League final for the midfielder, if his injury is serious…. [Read full story]
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