Andy Robertson to Miss Remainder of 2023 Following Shoulder Surgery
It has been confirmed that Liverpool left-back Andy Robertson will be out for a while after requiring surgery on his dislocated shoulder. Jurgen Klopp revealed the news on Friday, ruling the Scotsman out for the remainder of 2023.
The Reds will now have to rely on their other left-back options, with Klopp namechecking Kostas Tsimikas, Joe Gomez and Luke Chambers as the likely candidates to fill in during Robertson’s absence.
Games Andy Robertson Will Miss
Liverpool are set to be without their No. 26 for an extended period due to the severity of the injury, with tough clashes against Man City, Man United, Arsenal and Newcastle among the games he will miss.
The Reds will also have to make do without Robertson for their Champions League group stage matches against Ajax, Atalanta and Midtjylland.
In the Premier League, Robertson will miss the following fixtures:
- Man City (A)
- Leicester City (H)
- Brighton (A)
- Wolves (H)
- Fulham (A)
- Man United (H)
- Tottenham (A)
- West Brom (H)
- Crystal Palace (A)
- Southampton (H)
- Burnley (A)
- Arsenal (H)
- West Ham (A)
- Newcastle (H)
Replacement Options
It is unquestionably a huge blow for the Reds to be without such an experienced operator for an extended period, but it also affords big opportunities to those beneath him in the pecking order.
Tsimikas signed a new long-term deal with the club last month and will expect to be heavily involved for the remainder of the calendar year, but Klopp himself admitted the Greek “cannot play all the games” in this run.
Chambers is working his way back from a “little ligament issue” of his own and was joined in training this week by Calum Scanlon, who registered 77 minutes for the Reds in pre-season.
The next 18 games are likely to see each of Klopp’s understudies given a chance to impress, but the manager will certainly be hoping his first-choice left-back can make a speedy recovery and return to action sooner rather than later.