Liverpool star Harvey Elliott suffers BROKEN FOOT during England U21 duty and set to miss weeks with injury
HARVEY ELLIOTT has added to Arne Slot’s growing injury headache by BREAKING his foot, it’s been claimed.
Liverpool are currently sweating on the fitness of Curtis Jones and Alexis Mac Allister ahead of the visit of Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
But Kop chief Slot, according to reports, won’t be able to call on the services of Elliott for the forseeable future.
That’s according to The Times, who claim the former Fulham star fractured his foot whilst he was on international duty with England‘s Under-21s.
Elliott didn’t feature in the Under-21s’ matches against Northen Ireland and Austria, which they drew 0-0 and won 4-1.
It’s clamed the 21-year-old returned to Liverpool for further assessment after telling England’s medical team that he felt discomfort in his foot.
Elliott’s recovery will reportedly see him miss SIX WEEKS of the Merseysiders’ upcoming fixtures.
Liverpool have yet to confirm the reported injury to Elliot, who joined the club in the summer of 2019.
His injury comes at a less than ideal time for the Reds, who kick off their Champions League campaign away to AC Milan next Tuesday.
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New Kop chief Slot has made a 100 per cent start to life at Anfield and his troops have yet to concede a goal.
The Dutchman seems to have picked up right where former Reds boss Jurgen Klopp – who departed the club at the end of last season – left off.
And Elliott believes the 45-year-old former Feyenoord boss and his coaching staff have slotted in nicely.
He said: “I feel like it’s a great connection between staff and players.
“We all want the same thing and we’re all pushing towards it.
“They just want to make us the best possible players we can be.”
He added: “We just need to trust what he’s telling us and his style of play, and the information he gives us.
“He’s the man in charge and hopefully he can lead us to success.”