Klopp on Can: "He's a doubt for Wednesday. It was a knee-on-knee challenge with Divock in training." pic.twitter.com/o2SJAl7YiP
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The Belgium international’s knee clashed with team-mate Emre Can’s during training at Melwood last wek. The German midfielder was absent for the draw against West Ham United last weekend and is now a doubt for the trip to the Riverside Stadium.
Can’s injury was confirmed by manager Jurgen Klopp in his pre-match press conference at Melwood earlier today. He also confirmed that it had been inadvertently inflicted by Origi in what he described as a “knee-on-knee” challenge and that Can has sustained slight ligament damage.
Origi did not suffer any effects from the collision. He played, and indeed scored, against the Hammers.
Can, aged 22, faces a struggle to face Boro in the midweek clash, but Klopp offered reassurances that he would be fit to face Everton in the Merseyside derby next Monday evening.
