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Chelsea star breaks silence on freak Liverpool injury blow as Enzo Maresca given update

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Filip Jorgensen has broken his silence after suffering a freak injury ahead of Chelsea's clash against Liverpool. The Reds will lock horns with the Blues at Anfield on Sunday afternoon as .

, who remain unbeaten in the English top-flight since losing to Manchester City on the opening weekend, head into the tie off the back of a draw with Nottingham Forest. Meanwhile, Liverpool, , enjoyed a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace.

Enzo Maresca, who was , will be hoping his side leap out of the gates and pick up from where they left off. However, the Italian could be without a big name or two – one of which being Jorgensen.

football.london understands that during Denmark Under-21s' 2-0 victory over Iceland on Tuesday evening. In fact, he actually lost vision for a while, forcing his head coach to make a change between the sticks.

After the game, Steffen Hojer provided an update on , who joined the West Londoners from Villarreal for £20m in the summer. Speaking to , the boss said: "It is crazy how unlucky he is. Now that quota must be used up."

On the half-time change, Hojer added: "It wasn't planned. Instead, it's a semi-bad habit we've got into with changing goalkeepers. He got hit down there and wasn't quite at his best.

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"We decided to take him out, so we didn't have to go back to Chelsea with something or other. I don't know how he's doing. But I don't think it's something that people should be worried about. We just didn't want to take any chances."

Jorgensen has since broken his silence on social media, uploading a picture from the Denmark clash to his story. The Dane reposted a shot of him throwing the ball.

Since joining Chelsea, the shot-stopper has played second-fiddle to Robert Sanchez. The Spaniard has shown great promise, although lapses of concentration have left the door open for Jorgensen to claim the number one shirt.

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