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Diogo Jota has returned to England on crutches as it has emerged the Liverpool star's injury was worse than first feared.

The 25-year-old was brought off at half-time during the Reds' 2-0 victory over Inter Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday, leaving him wearing a protective boot as he left the San Siro.

Jota now faces a period on the sidelines at a crunch point in Liverpool's season, with a Reddit post showing him on crutches after coming home from Italy.

The Reds play Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final next Sunday, following Premier League matches against Leeds and Norwich at Anfield, as they bid to keep pace with leaders Manchester City.

Manager Jurgen Klopp had initially claimed that the winger's injury "didn't seem serious," but it appears his verdict was premature.

"Diogo had to go off with something around the ankle ligament. We will see, we don't know exactly," the German revealed in his post-match news conference.

"He could have played on, maybe that's a good sign, but at half-time, the ankle was swollen anyway so we knew we had to change."

But Klopp has plenty of reinforcements at his disposal, with the £50million January signing of Luis Diaz proving a