This archive report was first published on 6 July 2019.
Liverpool's midfielder Naby Keita has been ruled out of the Africa Cup of Nations after aggravating an adductor muscle injury.
Keita, 24, returned to Merseyside on Monday for assessment by Liverpool's medical staff after limping out of Guinea's second match against Nigeria after 70 minutes.
He had to miss their win over Burundi and will not be back in time for the rest of the tournament.
However, Liverpool expect Keita to be fit to begin his pre-season training programme later this month.
Guinea are due to face Algeria in the last 16 on Sunday.
Keita's first year with the Champions League winners was littered with niggling injuries.
Guinea coach Paul Put had disputed the initial two-month injury assessment by Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp.
Keita came on as a 62nd-minute substitute in their opening match against Madagascar and was then forced off against Nigeria.
