World Cup despair for Adam Lallana as hamstring injury could force him out of Gareth Southgate's England squad

Jurgen Klopp's words were suitably sombre. What should have been an afternoon of untempered joy had been ruined in one innocuous moment.
Adam Lallana, a midfielder whom Klopp adores, had been sent on in the 65th minute to try to secure a crucial Liverpool win, but less than five minutes later he was surrounded by medical staff and a stretcher was lying by his side.
Klopp's angst was obvious as he saw a disconsolate Lallana trying to explain to Liverpool's medical staff what he had done. But he was not the only manager to have deep anxieties about the state of the stricken 29-year-old.... read more