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 <li>Matip suffered injury in Fulham game</li>
 <li>Defender confirmed to have ruptured ACL</li>
 <li>Centre-back to miss rest of season</li>
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Devastating blow for Liverpool! Jurgen Klopp confirms Joel Matip has suffered dreaded ACL injury with defender likely out for the season

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Matip sustained a knee injury during Liverpool's 4-3 win against Fulham on Sunday and Klopp was cynical about his condition, saying after the game and then again on Tuesday that <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/liverpool-injury-blow-jurgen-klopp-joel-matip-update-defender-fulham/blt9209abf9e07e8761" target="_blank">the situation did not look good</a>. After his side's <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/liverpool-player-ratings-vs-sheffield-united-virgil-van-dijk-dominik-szoboszlai/blt65780274e5937291" target="_blank">2-0 win at Sheffield United on Wednesday</a>, the manager confirmed the extent of the issue.

WHAT HAPPENED?

The news comes as a big blow for the Anfield side, who also saw <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/injury-liverpool-alexis-mac-allister-sheffield-united-jurgen-klopp/blt950fc2146cde585d#csdbea9516361032b7" target="_blank">Alexis Mac Allister forced off with an injury</a> in their midweek win. Klopp has already had to make do without the likes of Alisson, Diogo Jota, Thiago Alcantara, Stefan Bajcetic and Andy Robertson due to injury.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

"It’s an ACL. Ruptured," Klopp told reporters after Wednesday's win match at Bramall Lane. "That’s unfortunately what I expected from the first second. It looked like that. Very unfortunate, but that’s it."

WHAT KLOPP SAID

The Merseyside team have won four and drawn one of their last five matches in all competitions. Their next game is at Selhurst Park as they take on a Crystal Palace team who have taken just one point from their last four games.

WHAT NEXT FOR LIVERPOOL?

Devastating blow for Liverpool! Jurgen Klopp confirms Joel Matip has suffered dreaded ACL injury with defender likely out for the season | Goal.com Ghana

Liverpool may be without defender Joel Matip for the rest of the season as Jurgen Klopp confirmed he has ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament.