Confirmed: Lucas out for ‘a little bit of time’ – rumoured to be one month

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Midfield battler likely to be out of action until mid-March…

Brendan Rodgers has announced that Brazilian midfielder Lucas, who limped off after just 16 minutes of the Merseyside derby, will be unavailable for a short while.

Exactly how long this is, has not been announced, but reported in the Guardian suggest it’ll be a one month absence.

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“Lucas is one that will probably miss a little bit of time. We’re just waiting on the exact results of the scan,” Rodgers said.

“All the others should be fine.”

However, the boss was coy when asked on Daniel Sturridge, and whether the fit again 25-year-old will start against Spurs tomorrow.

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