Liverpool fans are all joking that ‘fantastic’ former player should now return to prevent injury crisis
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The centre-back made his long-awaited debut for the Anfield outfit against the Saints, and although he had a rather impressive game, the fact that Leoni managed to tear his ACL was a massive blow.
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So, since they now only have three senior centre-backs at their disposal, fans have taken to X to share their thoughts on potentially bringing Joel Matip out of retirement to be the Reds’ fourth-choice.
Throughout the summer transfer window, it was clear that Liverpool wanted to reinforce their back line.
However, now that he has been ruled out for almost a year, questions about who Liverpool’s fourth-choice centre-back is have emerged, with fans even hinting that they’d like to see Matip make a return.
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One fan wrote: “Get him in!” While another added: “I’d even spend my last cent to witness this.”
A third then said: “This would be unreal.”
A fifth said: “Yes I’m dead serious.”
Another even mentioned signing 35-year-old Craig Dawson by saying: “Give him or Craig Dawson a ring.”
A seventh admitted it would be “A homecoming for the ages!”
Although Matip was dubbed a “fantastic” player by Jamie Carragher during his time with Liverpool, it feels like a bit of a stretch to say that Liverpool should sign him as a stopgap this season.
The centre-back has been retired ever since he left Liverpool, and seeing as though he has no forms of social media or anything like that, it’s unclear what he’s actually up to these days.
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As for Liverpool’s fourth-choice centre-back for the rest of the campaign, both Wataru Endo and Andy Robertson can fill in if needed.