The Reds centre-back was carried off on a stretcher in yesterday's victory at Manchester City after landing awkwardly.
And the club have confirmed that a scan this morning has shown that the Slovakian ace has damaged the posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.
A club spokeman said: "He will see a specialist tomorrow to assess the extent of the injury and will then have an accurate idea of the timescales involved before he is back playing again."
Liverpool do have plenty of cover at centre-back with Jamie Carragher, Daniel Agger and Sami Hyppia.
its time for Agger to perform den
Should have been given the red for that kungfu kick
Originally posted by Agenda:Should have been given the red for that kungfu kick
Yep tat would have so saved him from the injury
he has been putting up good performances so far since his arrival from Zenith St. Peterburg. really very sway to injured himself in this way. well, lucky we've agger back already, if not GG. recover fast alright skrtel!
hope agger doesnt get injury again, because i dont see hyppia as a reliable cover for big and important matches.
Liverpool have revealed defender Martin Skrtel does not need an operation on his right knee and should return to action by Christmas.
The Slovakian centre-back damaged his posterior cruciate ligament in Sunday's 3-2 win at Manchester City and had a scan on Tuesday afternoon.
Reds spokesman Ian Cotton said: "Martin was examined by a specialist today, who confirmed the player does not require surgery and is expected to be back playing by Christmas."
Originally posted by Agenda:Should have been given the red for that kungfu kick
totally. at first i thought jo dived. saw the replay, no joke boy that kick was damn crazy
Originally posted by zocoss:SKRTEL SET FOR XMAS RETURN
Liverpool have revealed defender Martin Skrtel does not need an operation on his right knee and should return to action by Christmas.
The Slovakian centre-back damaged his posterior cruciate ligament in Sunday's 3-2 win at Manchester City and had a scan on Tuesday afternoon.
Reds spokesman Ian Cotton said: "Martin was examined by a specialist today, who confirmed the player does not require surgery and is expected to be back playing by Christmas."
Good for him! His fall looked real bad.