MX23RW : Sunday, February 16 13:10:20| >> :120:16097:16097:
[monks data]
Attendance: 51,430
Liverpool logo
Premier League | Gameweek 5
Sep 14, 2019 at 12.30pm UK
 
Newcastle logo

3-1

Mane (28', 40'), Salah (72')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Willems (7')

Sean Longstaff to miss Liverpool game due to 'freak' training-ground injury

Sean Longstaff to miss Liverpool game due to 'freak' training-ground injury
© Reuters
The Magpies midfielder was linked with a summer move to Manchester United.

Newcastle midfielder Sean Longstaff will miss Saturday's Premier League trip to Liverpool after suffering a "freak" training-ground injury.

The 21-year-old, who has enjoyed a meteoric rise since making his top-flight debut as a substitute at Anfield on Boxing Day last year, damaged an ankle blocking a cross during Thursday's session.

He is currently being assessed, leaving head coach Steve Bruce once again bemoaning his luck.

Bruce said: "It's one of those awful ones. He goes to stop a cross and gets his ankle caught. It's one of those freak ones that unfortunately happen.

"You come off the pitch and we're all disappointed. We've lost a player to a freak accident, but that's what happens in football. Sometimes, you miss out."

Longstaff started only eight league games last season, but adapted to life in the big time so well that he was courted by Manchester United this summer, and he admitted this week that the speculation had proved a distraction.

He joins an injury list which already includes Allan Saint-Maximin, Matt Ritchie, Dwight Gayle and Andy Carroll, although the latter was due to see a specialist in London on Friday following ankle surgery earlier this year.

In the meantime, former Manchester United defender Bruce will attempt to end the Magpies' 25-year wait for a league win at Anfield.

He said: "A record is always there to be broken. They haven't lost at home for two and a half years and are the European champions. They are as good as you get. We hope to catch them on an off day.

"Up front, they are as good as I've seen so we're going to have to defend well, but you have to try to enjoy it."

The two clubs famously enjoyed a series of titanic struggles in the late 1990s as then Newcastle bosses Kevin Keegan and Kenny Dalglish attempted to get the better of their former employers on Merseyside, and narrowly came out on the wrong end of seven-goal thrillers.

Bruce, whose United side pipped the Magpies to the title in 1995-96, said: "I remember the two 4-3s, [Stan] Collymore getting the goal, unfortunately, in the last minute.

"They were great games, and they obviously helped us at the time at Manchester United."

ID:371261: cacheID:371261:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:3842:
Written by
P A
No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Brentford's Said Benrahma pictured in August 2018
Read Next:
Newcastle consider Said Benrahma swoop?
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool24176158233557
2Arsenal25158251222953
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest25145641291247
4Manchester CityMan City25135752351744
5Bournemouth25127644291543
6Chelsea25127647341343
7Newcastle UnitedNewcastle2512584233941
8Fulham2510963833539
9Aston Villa2510873538-338
10Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2591063838037
11Brentford25104114342134
12Crystal Palace257992932-330
13Everton257992731-430
14Manchester UnitedMan Utd2485112834-629
15Tottenham HotspurSpurs24831348371127
16West Ham UnitedWest Ham2576122947-1827
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2454153452-1819
18Ipswich TownIpswich2538142350-2717
19Leicester CityLeicester2545162555-3017
20Southampton2523201957-389


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!