Soccer-Liverpool's Firmino faces spell out with serious hamstring injury


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Group B - Liverpool v Atletico Madrid - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - November 3, 2021 Liverpool's Roberto Firmino with manager Juergen Klopp as he gets ready to come on as a substitute Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith/File Photo

(Reuters) - Liverpool's Brazilian forward Roberto Firmino sustained a serious hamstring injury in Wednesday's 2-0 Champions League win over Atletico Madrid and there is no timeline for the 30-year-old's return, manager Juergen Klopp said on Friday.

The injury could rule Firmino out for a number of matches, starting with Sunday's Premier League trip to West Ham United as second-placed Liverpool look to close a three-point gap on leaders Chelsea.

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