Ricardo Pereira has suffered a broken leg following a reckless two-footed tackle by Liverpool youngster Tyler Morton, Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers has confirmed.
The 19-year-old Reds starlet lunged into the repugnance challenge during the team ’ south Carabao Cup 3-3 quarter-final match final week, with Liverpool progressing on penalties .
Liverpool starlet Morton was guilty of a horror challenge on Pereira, which left the Leicester ace with a broken bone in his leg
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Liverpool starlet Morton was guilty of a horror challenge on Pereira, which left the Leicester ace with a broken bone in his leg

Pereira, 28, writhed around in pain on the pitch and then hobbled off after the atrocious rigging from teenager Morton, who jumped into the full-back with both boots off the background .
It was clearly a awful filthy, with the Foxes allied command europe left in severe pain, and so far Morton was only dealt a yellow circuit board by referee Andrew Madley at Anfield .
Fans have been left to wait on news program of their right-back ’ mho injury, and boss Rodgers revealed the extent of the trouble following Leicester ’ s 6-3 frustration to Man City on Boxing Day .
“ Ricardo Pereira will be [ out for ] six to eight weeks, ” said the Foxes and former Liverpool coach .
19-year-old Liverpool ace Morton was guilty of being too enthusiastic in his challenge
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19-year-old Liverpool ace Morton was guilty of being too enthusiastic in his challenge

Pereira was not happy about the tackle and the referee’s lack of action
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Pereira was not happy about the tackle and the referee’s lack of action

“ That ’ s so frustrating for him with how hard he has worked .
“ For the referee not to see that, it ’ s a fracture fibula and he ’ randomness golden it ’ s not worse. ”
The horror undertake from the Liverpool man made for dry timing, after Jurgen Klopp blasted referees for letting off Harry Kane for his bad challenge on Andy Robertson.

Robertson was later sent off in the 2-2 draw with Tottenham on December 19, with the Scotland captain apologising for his actions, which led to questions being asked of England skipper Kane who said nothing about his undertake on the full-back .
however, Morton made no public apology or gossip to Pereira after their cup clash, with Klopp making no reference to the incident after the game, either .
Morton’s two-footed tackle left the Leicester man with a broken leg and facing up to eight weeks out
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Morton’s two-footed tackle left the Leicester man with a broken leg and facing up to eight weeks out

And it could lead to an angry reception for the Reds when they travel to the King Power Stadium to face Leicester again in the Premier League on Tuesday .
His collapse fibula is the latest injury shove off for Pereira, who has struggled to rekindle his best form since suffering an ACL injury in 2020 .
It besides adds to the Foxes ’ injury crisis at the back, with defenders Jonny Evans, Wesley Fofana, James Justin and Caglar Soyuncu besides presently on the sidelines, while there are fears ove Ryan Bertrand after he limped out of the warm-up ahead of the City maul .
Portugal international Pereira took to Instagram after Leicester ’ s Carabao Cup passing at Liverpool ’ s hands, and hit out at officials for their response to Morton ’ s badly undertake .
“ Perspectives, ” he wrote on social media .
“ You can say I should feel doomed after coming off in my returning game and contribution of me is, but after what could be a season-ending undertake, what could be an ACL, I ’ meter feel lucky it ’ randomness none of those even though I ’ ll be out some time .
“ Like I say, it ’ second perspective. For some it was just a yellow card. ”

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