Liverpool defender Joe Gomez has surgery on knee injury

There were fears that the injury was similar to the season-ending one that Virgil van Dijk suffered earlier this campaign

Liverpool's Joe Gomez was due to be involved for England against the Republic of Ireland this evening. 

Liverpool defender Joe Gomez has undergone surgery on the knee injury suffered during an England training session on Wednesday.

The centre-back, who was set to be involved in Three Lions games against the Republic of Ireland, Belgium and Iceland, damaged a tendon in his left knee while training at St George’s Park and has had a successful procedure to repair the problem.