According to a report from L’equipe, Ekitike has ruptured his Achilles tendon with an estimated nine-month lay-off necessary for his recovery. Not only will the Anfield favourite miss the remainder of the season, but he will also be absent from this summer’s World Cup and large parts of Liverpool’s next campaign.

The Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitiké will miss the rest of the season and the World Cup with the injury he sustained against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, Didier Deschamps has confirmed.

“I think it’s a very serious injury,” teammate Ibrahima Konate said after the match.

Ibrahima Konate has called on Liverpool to go ‘all in’ in pursuit of Champions League qualification.

Liverpool brought the noise. Paris St-Germain brought the poise.

His block could be the defining moment of the match and what sees PSG advance to the next round where they will face either Real Madrid or FC Bayern Munich.