Premier League - Degen out with broken ribs

Eurosport - Wed, 24 Sep 14:05:00 2008

Liverpool full-back Philipp Degen will be out of action for up to two months after breaking two of his ribs in the Carling Cup win over Crewe Alexandra at Anfield on Tuesday.

FOOTBALL 2008/09 Carling Cup Liverpool's Philipp Degen and Crewe's Byron Moore - 0

The Switzerland international was making his Liverpool debut in the 2-1 win over the League One side following his summer move from Borussia Dortmund.

Degen clashed in the air with team-mate Sami Hyypia as they rose to head a high ball and had to be replaced by Jamie Carragher with little over 15 minutes remaining.

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez revealed the injury to the club's official website by saying: "He has broken two ribs. He is very unlucky."

The Spanish coach said after the match that he had intended to bring on striker Robbie Keane in order to strengthen his attack in the closing stages, but Degen's injury prevented the Irish forward from coming on to try and score his first goal for the club.

Benitez said: "We brought (striker Fernando) Torres on to try and score the third goal - every competition is important so we were trying to create more chances.

"I was thinking the same with Robbie Keane but we had a problem with Philipp Degen so I was not able to put him on earlier to put him in a position to score."

Tony Mabert / Eurosport

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  1. mikeH,
    benitez a genius!!! you must have a­ very low IQ to come up with that one!

    From tumgeshpower, on Thu 25 Sep 6:03PM

  2. Dave T i just have to add as well as eff and off you­ may like to add 'shove, it, up,your and @#$%'­ to anything you would like to say to viva eejit sorry­ espanner dam il get there esp oh f**k it.

    From stubateman13, on Thu 25 Sep 3:35PM

  3. Isn't that a bit of a non-posting Corinna?
    YNWA

    From ALI J, on Wed 24 Sep 7:43PM
  4. Comment hidden due to its low rating. Show

    Isnt this a bit of a non-story?

    From corinna_harris, on Wed 24 Sep 1:33PM

  5. What a witty and amusing point 'viva espana'! ­ What are you a Man U fan or something? Benitez is a­ genius, enough said.

    From Mike, on Wed 24 Sep 12:57PM

  6. The words 'Eff' & 'off', when in­ conjunction with 'to your own boards' do though­ Viva, so create a sentence out of them and follow the­ instructions therein. K? Thanks.

    From Dave T, on Wed 24 Sep 12:53PM
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    The word "thinking" and Benitez do not­ equate!

    From Viva Espana, on Wed 24 Sep 12:05PM
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