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Liverpool Fans Fume as Injury-Prone Star Suffers Muscle Tear in Pre-Season Defeat

Liverpool fans have taken to social media to vent their frustrations with centre back Joël Matip after the 26-year-old limped off the pitch during a pre-season friendly against Borussia Dortmund.

The Reds were on the wrong end of a 3-1 scoreline against the German side despite taking the lead through Virgil van Dijk. Dortmund's Christian Pulisic took centre stage and scored twice on home soil before teenager Jacob Bruun Larsen rounded off the scoring late in the match.

Cameroon international Matip was forced off midway through the first half at the Bank of America Stadium with a suspected muscle injury, something which was later confirmed by manager Jürgen Klopp.