Football: Sturridge injury 'not serious', says Klopp
Klopp this week lost both Danny Ings and Joe Gomez to serious knee injuries
LONDON (AFP) - Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp played down the extent of a knee injury sustained by England striker Daniel Sturridge that kept him out of Saturday s 0-0 draw at Tottenham Hotspur.
Sturridge, who recently returned to action after five months out with a hip injury, was not included in the squad as Liverpool drew at White Hart Lane in Klopp s first game in charge.
Klopp this week lost both Danny Ings and Joe Gomez to serious knee injuries, but he said that Sturridge s problem was not of the same magnitude and expressed hope that he will be fit to face Rubin Kazan in the Europa League on Thursday.
"We had a bad week with injuries this week. The best news is it s not a serious thing with Daniel, but in a week like this with two ACL (anterior cruciate ligament injuries), you cannot risk," Klopp told reporters.
"Daniel had a little one-on-one situation with Jordon Ibe in training. I didn t see it, but after there was a little pain in the muscle by the knee. I m not the biggest specialist for this.
"We made a diagnostic. We screened him only to be sure. You can see a little bit of swelling, but it s nothing really serious so we have to see. I hope he s ready to play on Thursday, but I don t know."
