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Malaga's midfielder and English club sentry Mohamed Sissoko will not be able to play for about three months due to a dislocated shoulder injury. The 21-year-old player suffered the injury in Wednesday's English League Cup quarterfinal match against "Birmingham," which ended with a score of 1-0, when he unsuccessfully fell on the ground while taking the ball from Mehdi Nafti and dislocated his shoulder. "Unfortunately, Momo needs surgery, which should be performed next week. It is expected that he will not be able to play for about three months," said a representative of Liverpool. M. Sissoko suffered a serious eye injury in last season's UEFA Champions League quarterfinal match against "Benfica," which "the Reds" lost with a score of 1-0, and the team had to play without one of their main players for a long time. "Injuries of this type are not common, and the eye injury suffered last season, and now the shoulder injury, take quite a bit of time," said Liverpool's head coach Rafael Benitez. - "It was an unfortunate accident, but it was immediately clear that something was wrong. Momo is a player who does not like to leave the field." "Now we will have to deal with the players we had until January, but I am satisfied with my team, but when you lose a player of Momo's caliber, it is a huge problem." Assistance was given to the Malian when he played just over five minutes and was taken off the field on a stretcher, replaced by Xabi Alonso. R. Benitez acquired M. Sissoko in July 2005 from the former Spanish "Valencia" eleven for a sum of 5 million pounds sterling. Currently, the "Liverpool" club is performing excellently in the UEFA Champions League and has already secured a spot in the next stage of the tournament, but the team is struggling in the country's championships: after 11 matches played, they are eighth with 17 points.
