After producing some great performances in recent weeks for Liverpool, Alex Oxlade Chamberlain suffered a season ending injury in Liverpool’s UEFA Champions League clash against AS Roma on Tuesday night. The midfielder was forced off on a stretcher after a challenge on former Man City player Aleksander Kolorov which left him rolling in pain.

The news broke on Wednesday morning after a scan which showed knee ligament injury, he spoke out on Instagram shortly after. Georginio Wijnaldum is the most likely candidate to step in and replace him during Liverpool’s lunch time kick off against Stoke City this weekend in the Premier League.

Liverpool Teammates React

Liverpool teammates took to twitter in full support of Oxlade-Chamberlain following the news.

Liverpool have not put a specific timescale on the injury but have stated he “will begin a rehabilitation programme which will enable him to reach full fitness again as soon as possible, returning to action next season”. The reds will be without Oxlade-Chamberlain for their upcoming Semi Final second leg against AS Roma and the possibility of a Champions League final on May 26th.

The 24 year old started slow in the current Premier League campaign with Arsenal before heading to Anfield in late August, he moved to get more game time and hope to get a spot in Gareth Southgate’s World Cup squad this summer. He also missed out on Euro 2016 because of a similar knee injury.

How will the Reds cope without the midfielder and how much of a miss to England will he be?

Let us know your thoughts and who should replace him on the plane to Russia on our twitter page.

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