Joel Matip pictured in first public appearance since leaving Liverpool and disappearing

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Liverpool's supporters have been fawning over a new picture of Joel Matip after he was enlisted by old club Schalke to promote a new line of jerseys. Matip was a fans' favorite during his eight years as a Liverpool player, despite missing a hefty chunk of games during his spell at Anfield through injury.

Like having to shoot two puppies in the face." Rather snidely, a third wrote: "I reckon he’d be better than Konate atm even without a minute of training for 2 years." Matip ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in December 2023 - the most serious injury of his career - and did not play for Liverpool again. While Matip enjoyed spells of good form at Anfield, injuries restricted his game time and he missed a total of 140 matches due to various ailments across his eight years at the club.

"In all the years that I have been involved in football, I am not sure I have come across too many players who are more loved than Joel Matip," Klopp said. "I’m not even sure it would be possible to say anything bad about him." Matip himself said: “It has been eight wonderful years here in Liverpool.