A surprising way to get hurt, to say the least. Liverpool left-back Kóstas Tsimíkas broke his collarbone on Saturday during his team’s match against Arsenal (1-1). Jostled by Gunners winger Bukayo Saka, the Greek mowed down his own coach, Jürgen Klopp, who fell on him. The defender could be out for six weeks according to Sky Sports. Bad news for the Reds since the usual holder of the position, Andy Robertson, is also unavailable.
“I would happily give my collarbone if it would help Kóstas to be fit again,” Jürgen Klopp said at a press conference. Involved in the action, the German could not do much to avoid falling and not injuring his own player.
Bukayo Saka also had a word for the unfortunate Greek full-back. “I want to apologize,” said the English striker. According to him, this gesture was “not intentional”. The shoulder duel between the two players simply went wrong.
The Arsenal player also expressed his frustration after the draw at Anfield. “As we approached the goal, in the last pass, sometimes we didn’t make the right choices. » Even if he concedes that the result obtained by his team is not bad in itself: “But I imagine it can be good, when you come to Anfield, to be frustrated not to have won. »
“We just took one point, we are first at Christmas, which is good, but it’s really too early to talk about the title,” he said elsewhere.
Arsenal are in first place after 18 days, one point ahead of Liverpool and Aston Villa.
For his part, Jürgen Klopp said he was very satisfied with his team’s match, even if it could have been more incisive.
