Blow for rising Reds as Johnson suffers knee injury

LIVERPOOL have confirmed Glen Johnson suffered a medial ligament injury to his right knee during Tuesday night’s match at Aston Villa.

Blow for rising Reds as Johnson suffers knee injury
Thu, 31 Dec, 2009 - 00:00
John Curtis

The England right-back underwent a scan which revealed the extent of the injury, which forced him to limp off after 88 minutes of the 1-0 victory at Villa Park.

A club spokesman said: “A scan has revealed a tear in the medial ligament in Glen’s right knee.

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