Lang to have surgery for ‘serious’ thumb injuryImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Lang was carried off on a stretcher after suffering an injury to his right thumbByEmily SalleyBBC Sport journalistPublished22 minutes agoGalatasaray midfielder Noa Lang is set to have surgery in Liverpool after suffering a “serious cut” to his thumb during their 4-0 Champions League defeat at Anfield on Wednesday.The 26-year-old collided with the advertising hoardings in the 76th minute and he fell to the floor clutching his thumb after looking at the wound on his right hand.Lang appeared to be in agony and he was consoled by Liverpool’s Alisson Becker and Virgil van Dijk as he was attended to by medical staff.The Netherlands international received oxygen before being taken off the field on a stretcher.In a statement released on Thursday, Galatasaray reported Lang “suffered a serious cut to his right thumb and is scheduled to undergo surgery in Liverpool in the coming hours with our medical team present”.Speaking after the last-16 match, which Liverpool won 4-1 on aggregate, Galatasaray head coach Okan Buruk reported it was a “bad injury”.
Liverpool and Uefa officials were seen inspecting the same section of advertising hoardings after the game. BBC Sport has approached Uefa for comment.
