Andy Robertson suffers ankle injury during Scotland friendly
- Robertson limped off during Scotland's meeting with Northern Ireland on Tuesday
- Liverpool left-back missed three months with a shoulder injury suffered on international duty
- Reds face Brighton on March 31
By Tom Gott
Liverpool left-back Andy Robertson limped off during the first half of Scotland's meeting with Northern Ireland on Tuesday after picking up an ankle injury.
Robertson suffered a nasty shoulder injury during October's international break which kept him out of action until January and he will now be fearing another spell on the sidelines.
The Liverpool star went down holding his ankle after being caught by Sunderland's Trai Hume and looked in discomfort as he left the field.
Reds boss Jurgen Klopp will be sweating over Robertson's fitness ahead of Liverpool's return to domestic action, which will see them face Brighton & Hove Albion on March 31.
Should Robertson need time on the sidelines, Klopp could turn to natural understudy Kostas Tsimikas or the versatile Joe Gomez, who enjoyed an excellent run of form covering for Robertson earlier this season.
Centre-back Ibrahima Konate was called up to the France squad despite recently battling a knock and, after sitting out France's defeat to Germany, started Tuesday's game against Chile.
Darwin Nunez, who picked up a knock of his own before the international break, did not travel with Uruguay and is expected back in action soon.
Midfielder Curtis Jones may also be ready to feature against Brighton but Trent Alexander-Arnold and Diogo Jota may need some extra time on the sidelines, although Klopp has confirmed he expects both back in the comng weeks.
Goalkeeper Alisson remains a concern as his hamstring injury forced him to miss out on a Brazil call-up.
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