Skrtel feared career was over after horror injury

LIVERPOOL defender Martin Skrtel feared his career was over after damaging his posterior cruciate knee ligament in Sunday’s league win at Manchester City.

The Slovakian was expected to be out for the season but a specialist in London told him on Tuesday that he could expect to start training again in eight weeks’ time.

“I can’t remember exactly what happened, but the pain was enormous,” Skrtel was quoted as telling Slovakian daily newspaper Sport following the incident late on in Liverpool’s dramatic 3-2 win at the City of Manchester Stadium.