View: Liverpool surely kicking themselves after reported mistake on key man set for injury hell

OPINION

Whenever a player is returning from an injury problem, you always want to give them as much time as possible to get fully fit before returning to the heated cauldron of competitive football.

Once international teams get involved, though, the club in question loses their power. That was the case with Liverpool when Guinea called crocked midfielder Naby Keita up for the African Cup of Nations this summer.

As per the Daily Mirror, Reds boss Jurgen Klopp insisted that the former RB Leipzig man wasn’t fit to play until July after being injured against Barcelona in May. Despite that, G...