England midfielder Jordan Henderson retired at halftime against Belgium because of the rigidity of the leg, said manager Gareth Southgate, putting in doubt his availability for injury-hit Liverpool this weekend.Harry Winks replaced Henderson in the second half of defeat England 2-0 in their match of the group stage of the League of Nations ended on Sunday in hopes of reaching the final of visitors.
Southgate said the Liverpool captain will be evaluated when they return to England.Liverpool have had a number of regulars in their lineup through injury, losing defenders Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez after both underwent surgery, while Alexander-Trent Arnold withdrew from the England squad with injury.
Defense is threadbare left back Andy Robertson also doubt a problem hamstring, while the center of the field of Liverpool is without Thiago Alcantara and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain as both players recovering from knee injuries.Meanwhile striker Mohamed Salah is set to match Miss Sunday against Leicester City while isolated after testing positive for COVID-19.
Southgate said Manchester City striker Raheem Sterling would lose their last match against Iceland group stage with a calf injury, but would be available for the boss weekend.The England, 50, also confirmed that he had tested positive for COVID-19 last month.