Jurgen Klopp suffers an injury blow ahead of Liverpool's clash at Watford as Diogo Jota is sent home early from Portugal duty with a slight knock

Daily Mail | October 12, 2021

Liverpool have suffered an injury blow ahead of their Premier League clash at Watford on Saturday.

Forward Diogo Jota has been sent home early from international duty with a slight knock after missing Portugal's 3-0 friendly victory over Qatar last weekend.

Portugal face Luxembourg in World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday night and Jota has now been ruled out of the clash, according to The Athletic.

The Liverpool boss already faces the possibility of the trip to Vicarage Road without Trent Alexander-Arnold and Thiago

Liverpool forward Diogo Jota is a doubt for the Reds' game against Watford due to a knock

The 24-year-old was sent home early from international duty for Portugal with a slight knock

Portugal face Luxembourg in their World Cup qualifying clash against on Tuesday night

The news puts the 24-year-old's involvement in Liverpool's Premier League fixture against Watford at the weekend at risk as he has not played a single minute for Portugal over the international break.