Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has shown that defender Kostas Tsimikas will be “out for a long time” after breaking his collarbone following a tackle by Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka at Anfield.
Tsimikas was sent off ten minutes before half-time after a collision with Saka, who pushed the Greek left-back towards Klopp on the edge of his technical area, sending the Reds manager to the ground.
Saka apologized for causing the injury, which led to Tsimikas being rushed to the hospital. Liverpool’s first-choice left-back Andy Robertson has been sidelined since October after dislocating his shoulder in a match with Scotland, with Joe Gomez coming on as a substitute. substitute in Sunday’s 1-1 draw.
Klopp said: “I would happily give my collarbone for him to be fit again. It is not cool when something like that happens in front of you and you are involved in that, I was not sure what even happened or if I fell on him. It is not nice to see.
Elaborating on the game, he then added: “It was massively overshadowed by Kostas Tsimikas collarbone issue, definitely broken, so he is out for a long time.”
Saka didn’t hold back for the challenge and then sent her best wishes to Tsimikas. The Gunners star said: “I’ve heard he’s been in hospital, I need to apologise. For me, it’s just a 50/50. I think I didn’t see that he had gone to Jurgen Klopp. “I focused on the ball because I didn’t think of it as a foul. “
After a slow start, the Greek has inspired this season as an assistant to Robertson. Liverpool have young left-backs Luke Chambers and Calum Scanlon in reserve, but Gomez is now ready for the first selection in that position in the coming weeks. .
The Reds had to regret a mistake by Trent Alexander-Arnold as they ended up having to settle for a point in a frantic affair.
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Gunners defender Gabriel headed home the opener from a Martin Odegaard free-kick after just four minutes, and after Odegaard escaped giving away a penalty when he handled in the area, Mo Salah grabbed Liverpool’s equaliser after beating Oleksandr Zinchenko and blasting home.
The point helps keep Arsenal atop the Premier League heading into Christmas, one point ahead of Liverpool and Aston Villa.
Gunners boss Mikel Arteta said: “A game of football, one of the most intense I’ve noticed in 20 years in this league. For many moments we were in the lead, in the last 20 minutes we looked for more, but a draw is a fair result.
“We were determined to attack and cause them problems. They are a team who cause chaos, they are so vertical and direct. They are the best in the world at doing that.
“I’m happy to be where we are. Tomorrow we have a beautiful dinner with our families, then back to work.”
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