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title: "Liverpool: James Pearce reacts to Diogo Jota injury news"
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author: "Will Seager"
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published: "2022-10-19T15:11:44Z"
modified: "2022-10-19T15:11:44Z"
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# Liverpool: James Pearce reacts to Diogo Jota injury news

**The Athletic’s James Pearce has reacted to the latest injury update ruling [Liverpool](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-news/) star Diogo Jota out of the World Cup.**

### **The Lowdown: Jota’s injury**

The Reds came away with three points at the weekend after a fiery tussle against Manchester City saw Mohamed Salah bag the only goal of the game in the [76th minute.](https://www.skysports.com/football/liverpool-vs-man-city/report/464740)

Whilst it was a fantastic result for Jurgen Klopp’s men, in the final few minutes of the match, Liverpool suffered a major blow as the Portugal international went down with an injury, requiring a stretcher to get him off the pitch.

Following the game, reliable journalist [David Ornstein](https://twitter.com/David_Ornstein/status/1581919232077361154) revealed the 25-year-old was set for a scan, with fears that he may be out of action until after the World Cup now [confirmed](https://twitter.com/DiogoJota18/status/1582358532971991041).

### **The Latest: Pearce reacts**

Pearce took to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/JamesPearceLFC/status/1582350323728846849?s=20&t=qgRYtvtBuc-iJJzHBvj28w) to react to Jota’s injury nightmare, saying his ‘worst fears’ are ‘confirmed’ and the calf injury is very ‘serious’.

As quoted by [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/3704726/2022/10/18/liverpool-diogo-jota-injury-world-cup/), Klopp echoed the sentiment, revealing Jota will be out ‘a long time’ and calling it ‘very sad news’.

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### **The Verdict: Huge blow**

Alongside missing the World Cup with the Portugal national team, Jota will also be unavailable for the Reds’ next five [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) games and their last two Champions League group stages fixtures – all scheduled before the international break (via [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/3704726/2022/10/18/liverpool-diogo-jota-injury-world-cup/)).

In four continental appearances this season, the 25-year-old has impressively [contributed four assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/diogo-jota/leistungsdaten/spieler/340950) to Klopp’s side, with three of those coming in the demolition job against Rangers.

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With [Luis Diaz](https://www.liverpoolworld.uk/sport/football/liverpool/luis-diaz-injury-time-frame-revealed-as-second-liverpool-player-ruled-out-until-after-world-cup-3874617) already out injured for the next couple of months, the Portugal ace was expected to come in as a regular in Liverpool’s front line.

Therefore, with this injury news, both Portugal and Reds fans will be grieving, with the talented attacker missing out on a huge individual chance to shine.