SKRTEL OUT WITH CRACKED JAW

SKRTEL OUT WITH CRACKED JAW

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Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel should return to action within two weeks, according to his agent.

Skrtel sustained a jaw injury in the 2-1 loss at Tottenham on Sunday after colliding with Reds team-mate Jamie Carragher.

The Slovakia international did not complete the 90 minutes against Spurs and is now set for a period on the sidelines.

Skrtel's agent, Karol Csonto, told SITA: "It [the jaw] is not broken, just heavily cracked.

"According to the doctors, Martin should be back in action within two weeks and he should be wearing a special mask.

"I hope that they will find or create a new one for him."

Skrtel is keen to be available for Slovakia's World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic on September 5.

Csonto added: "He is not admitting the possibility of not playing in that game."