It’s been a promising start to the season for Liverpool.
Jurgen Klopp’s side have brushed aside many of the visitors to the new-look Anfield and also notched up a few impressive results on the road, too. It’s still relatively early days, but it’s not difficult to see why many are tipping them to end their wait for league success.
Central to their good early season form has been Philippe Coutinho. He’s already chipped in with his fair share of goals, and has linked superbly with countryman Roberto Firmino, summer signing Sadio Mane and Adam Lallana in the Liverpool attack.
But during the first half of the Reds’ meeting with Sunderland on Saturday afternoon, Coutinho was stretchered off with what seemed like a nasty ankle injury.
When the image below – which showed the attacking midfielder’s ankle bent at an unnatural angle -started doing the rounds, rumours of an ankle break started to circulate.
https://twitter.com/WijnaldumLFC/status/802538715696558080
Swear to god if that's a broken ankle for Coutinho I'll be heart broken for him. In the form of his life and one miskick screws him 🙁
— Nathan 🔴 (@bmwm5400) November 26, 2016
https://twitter.com/NumberNineNas/status/802539340601720832
As the game reached half-time, Liverpool supporters weren’t optimistic about Coutinho’s injury.
Coutinho looking like he will be out a longgggggg time
— LFC Trini 🇹🇹 (@AnthonyHadeed) November 26, 2016
Cannot describe how much I didn't want to see this today. Phil is devastated. In tears. Terrible news. pic.twitter.com/rkoHITFTY9
— Empire of the Kop (@empireofthekop) November 26, 2016
Doesn't look great for Coutinho… pic.twitter.com/pwXKyE8Iti
— This Is Anfield (@thisisanfield) November 26, 2016
Sounds very bad for Coutinho, stretchered off, according to BBC commentary. Way they're talking seems like potential season-ender.
— Gingers for Limpar (@Gingers4Limpar) November 26, 2016
💔💔💔💔💔💔 https://t.co/W59tUplAbC
— Diana Kristinne (@DianaKristinne) November 26, 2016
Coutinho injured pic.twitter.com/kII5p3Wsog
— Luke 🪐 (@LukeWhosTalking) November 26, 2016
Coutinho on a stretcher pic.twitter.com/bkM1T6yD9e
— . (@Kloppomaniacs) November 26, 2016
Coutinho man 😢😫
— James (@james_macca19) November 26, 2016
Fingers crossed that Coutinho’s injury isn’t quite as severe as many fear it is.
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