Jurgen Klopp and his coaching staff feared the worst when Luis Diaz went down clutching his knee after being introduced in the second-half of Liverpool’s 3-1 victory over Cardiff City.
The accidental contact ultimately proved to not be too serious, with the relieved German sharing with a reporter post-game that he and the squad had joked about the incident and English football afterwards, saying, ‘welcome to England’.
The former FC Porto winger enjoyed a superb start to life with the Merseysiders, registering an assist after winning possession deep in the opposition third.
You can catch the clip below, courtesy of ITV:
"Everyone told (Luis Diaz) 'welcome to England'" 😁
Jurgen Klopp is all smiles after a professional showing from his side this afternoon
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