Oxlade-Chamberlain to miss out on entire 2018/19 season- Jurgen Klopp

The Liverpool man suffered a nasty knee injury playing against Roma in the Champions League semi-final.

Chamberlain’s manager Jurgen Klopp has now spoken up about the injury, claiming that the club felt the need to wait the right time before discussing the issue.

“It feels like now is an appropriate time to tell people that for Ox this coming season will be about focusing on recovery and rehab,” Klopp said.

“We have known this from pretty much the day after he got the injury and after the successful surgery, we were sure of it. I hope everyone treats this information responsibly.

“There has been no change, no setback – it’s exactly on the schedule we expected and planned for. The new information is that we’re now giving more detail publicly.

“It is typical of Ox that 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 Rome – 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.”

Chamberlain in his one season at Liverpool has been a great asset to them and his injury will come as a blow, although one that the management should be well prepared for by now having been made aware early.