Liverpool suffer major injury blow ahead of season restart

Liverpool have suffered a major blow with Luis Diaz undergoing surgery for a fresh knee injury.

The Colombian was initially sidelined after the 3-2 defeat to Arsenal with a knee problem and he was ruled out of action until December.

Diaz made his return to training earlier this month, but unfortunately picked up another setback. He will now be out of action for three months.

The news will come as a huge blow for the Merseyside giants, who are currently facing a difficult task of finishing in the league's top four.

Jurgen Klopp's side have been hugely inconsistent in the campaign and they are presently seven points adrift of the Champions League spots.

It will be interesting to see whether the club will invest on another forward in January as Diogo Jota is also on the sidelines until February.

The Reds have been linked with PSV Eindhoven's Cody Gakpo, who has been widely tipped to join Manchester United in the New Year.