beat 10-man Milan with two goals at San Siro on Tuesday to earn their first Champions League victory in Italy after 19 years, just a week after a 3-0 victory in the first leg at Stamford Bridge. However, Graham Potter was forced to replace injured
Reece Jamesjust after the hour mark as the fullback picked up a knee injury.
According to
90min, although the initial assessments were positive, further scans have revealed the England international's knee injury is more concerning as he complained of more pain on Friday.
The outlet reported that whether the English fullback going under surgery or not will be determined by further tests.
Ahead of the
Qatar World Cup
, this is a vow for Gareth Southgate who has also
Trent Alexander-Arnoldsidelined after picking up a knock in Liverpool's defeat to Arsenal on Sunday.
However, the fullback earlier was hopeful of a fast recovery as he took on social media following the victory over Milan:
"Fingers crossed it’s not a bad one. Love for all the messages, I appreciate you all
."