Sad news for fans of Liverpool and everyone who enjoy English football in general – it is confirmed that Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is set to miss the most of 2018/19 season due his rehabilitation from knee injury. Such statement was brought by Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp, who said that club recently revealed how serious the injury was:
It feels like now is an appropriate time to tell people that for Ox, this season will be about focusing on recovery and rehab. We have known this from pretty much the day after he got the injury.
The new information is that we’re now giving more detail publicly. Typical of Ox, he didn’t want the news to overshadow the end of the season and, to be quite honest, we thought we could wait and tell people at an appropriate time.
His surgery – which he had on the day of our second leg in Roma – has been completely successful and his recovery has started superbly well.
But the truth of the matter is that we are preparing this season knowing he will not be with us on the pitch for competitive matches for the majority of it. If we do see him back this season it will be a bonus.
We wish all the best recovery to 24-year-old player, who started to really enjoyed his play again after escape from Arsenal. Good luck, Ox and stay positive!!