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Joe Gomez has revealed how Liverpool team-mate Lucas Leiva has been a pillar of support as the youngster embarks on his rehabilitation after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament.

The teenage Reds defender says the Brazilian has helped to lift his spirits since he underwent surgery last month.

Lucas has been passing on his experience having suffered the same injury in a League Cup against Chelsea four years ago. He was ruled out for a year but battled back to fitness and remains a key member of Jurgen Klopp’s side.

“From the start he came in and said to me: "I’ve done this before, I know what you’re going through,” Gomez told the ECHO.

“Lucas has been brilliant in terms of giving me advice and keeping me positive. Every day I see him he talks me through this stage of the injury and how it went for him.

“There have been times when you think the knee won’t be able to bend the same as it did and he’s been there to reassure me. He says: ‘don’t worry, it’s fine’.

“Everything he’s told me so far about what to expect has been spot on. Seeing how Lucas has been able to get back playing at the highest level spurs me on.

"It’s great to have someone around who has been through the same thing.”l