Joe Gomez has pledged to come back “better and stronger than ever” as the Liverpool defender begins his recovery from knee surgery.
The 23-year-old went under the knife earlier this week after being forced to withdraw from the England squad with an injury suffered in training.
Liverpool say the operation was a success but refuse to put a timescale on Gomez’s recovery, though he is expected to miss a large portion of the 2020-21 campaign.
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It is the latest injury to have hampered the career of the former Charlton youngster, who was sidelined for a year after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury playing for England's Under-21 side in 2015.