Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has admitted that he’s “gutted” to be dominated out of Liverpool’s Champions League marketing campaign and England’s World Cup by way of harm.

The midfielder was stretchered off within the 18th minute of Tuesday’s 5-2 semi-final victory over Roma with a knee ligament harm that has ended his season.

Oxlade-Chamberlain, who has impressed in Jurgen Klopp’s midfield in latest months, won’t signify his membership or nation till subsequent season after touchdown awkwardly in a problem on Aleksandar Kolarov.

The 24-year-old was assessed by Liverpool’s medical employees on Wednesday and won’t be accessible to England supervisor Gareth Southgate in Russia this summer time.

“Completely debastated to have picked up this harm at such an important time within the season,” he mentioned in a press release revealed on his official social media accounts.

“Gutted I gained’t be capable of play any additional half now in our Champions League run for Liverpool, and likewise the World Cup with England.

“However now it’s all about supporting the boys and getting behind them. I do know we’ve got what it takes to do one thing particular on this match.

“I’m going to provide all the pieces I’ve to ensure I’m again as rapidly as doable.”

Although dissatisfied to be compelled out, Oxlade-Chamberlain used his assertion to ship a message of help to Sean Cox, the 53-year-old Liverpool supporter in a crucial situation after being attacked outdoors Anfield earlier than Tuesday’s match.

Two Roma followers, aged 20 and 29, have been arrested by Merseyside Police on suspicion of tried homicide.

“This all pales compared to how the household of the Liverpool fan badly damage in earlier than final evening’s recreation should be feeling,” Oxlade-Chamberlain wrote. “My ideas are with him and his family members.

“Thanks for all of your form phrases, messages and help. I’ll see you quickly.”

Jürgen Klopp, the Liverpool supervisor, described Oxlade-Chamberlain’s drawback as a “actually unhealthy harm” after the ultimate whistle on Tuesday, and most popular to focus on the implications of dropping an in-form participant than Roma’s two late away objectives.

“The most important blow for the temper is the harm of Chamberlain as a result of we misplaced a incredible participant. I’m a really constructive particular person and hope it solely feels unhealthy however all of the medical division are fairly involved with out a scan,” he mentioned on the time.

“We have now nonetheless just a few crucial video games to go and the squad doesn’t get greater within the second, so we clearly should be inventive within the subsequent few video games.”

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