Gareth Southgate has revealed that he had a "long chat" with Jurgen Klopp after Liverpool and England were dealt an injury blow with Joe Gomez.
Gomez was forced to withdraw from the England squad after going down with a serious knee issue in training on Wednesday.
The 23-year-old has since undergone successful surgery on the injury, but now looks set to sit out a large portion of the 2020-21 campaign as he begins his recovery.
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Gomez will join Virgil van Dijk in the Reds' treatment room, with the Netherlands international currently working his way back from a cruciate ligament problem, leaving only Joel Matip and Nathaniel Phillips available as natural centre-back options for Klopp.