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Mamadou Sakho Injury: Updates on Liverpool Star's Head and Return

Liverpool centre-back Mamadou Sakho was an early casualty in Sunday's Capital One Cup Final against Manchester City after a clash of heads with team-mate Emre Can.

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Sakho Reduced to Tears Following Final Withdrawal

Liverpool's official Twitter account confirmed that Sakho had to be taken off in the 24th minute of Sunday's clash against the Citizens following an earlier collision with Can.

The substitution was a blow to the Reds and clearly Sakho himself after the France international was reduced to tears on the bench, as shown by LFC Fans Corner:

— LFC Fans Corner (@LFCFansCorner) February 28, 2016

Kolo Toure came on to replace the defender with the score still at 0-0.