Injury could keep England s Oxlade-Chamberlain out of World Cup

Liverpool April 25 (IANS) Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain may not be able to play for England at the 2018 World Cup in Russia after being carried off the field on a stretcher during the first leg of the Reds Champions League semi-final against AS Roma.

The footballer suffered a knee injury on Tuesday after attempting to tackle Aleksandar Kolarov in the 15th minute and was carried back to the dressing room on a stretcher visibly upset reports Efe.

"It s probably a really bad injury. If we can say that already before the scan that s never good news ... for us it s a massive blow of course " Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said after the end of the match.

"We have still a few very important games to go and the squad doesn t get bigger at the moment so we obviously need to be creative in the next few games " Klopp added.

Oxlade-Chamberlain is in England coach Gareth Southgate s starting lineup.

--IANS
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