EPL: Major injury blow for Liverpool as Portugal star to miss 2022 World Cup

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed that Diogo Jota will miss the World Cup with Portugal due to a calf injury.

“Really not good news about Diogo, yes, he will miss the World Cup,” Klopp said on Tuesday.

“Pretty serious injury in the calf muscle. And now the recovery starts, all of the process starts, that’s it pretty much. That’s the first diagnosis which was pretty clear, all the rest will now follow in the next few days.

“Very sad news for the boy, for us of course, for Portugal, for everybody.”

Asked if Jota needs an operation on his calf injury, Klopp replied: “No.”