'Hugo Ekitike will be out for ages with injury I had – I was so scared after my recovery'

Below is a summary of the full article. Click here for the full version from Mirror or go back to LFC Live.

Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike will miss the rest of the season and the World Cup after suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon in the Champions LeagueHugo Ekitike faces a lengthy and "horrible" road to recovery after suffering a devastating Achilles tendon injury. The Liverpool striker will now miss the remainder of the season as well as this summer's World Cup.The 23-year-old was carried off on a stretcher early in Liverpool's Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday evening after losing his footing less than half an hour into the quarter-final tie.Former Aston Villa forward Gabby Agbonlahor, speaking on talkSPORT, offered his sympathies to the French international, explaining that he had endured the same injury himself in the past.

I remember Jermaine Jenas doing his and saying it feels weird like someone's shot you. It's a weird feeling, the pain comes later on at the hospital when you have to put all the strappings on.READ MORE: Liverpool 'putting transfer feelers out' in bad news for Man Utd as two signings decidedREAD MORE: Liverpool confirm extent of Hugo Ekitike injury as devastating statement issued"I got [the pain] 12 hours afterward.

In a statement released on Thursday morning, the club said: "Liverpool FC can confirm Hugo Ekitike has sustained a serious Achilles injury."The forward had to be substituted during the first half of Tuesday's Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield after a slip on the turf. Hugo will regain his top form, I'm convinced of it."Ekitike signed for the Reds from Eintracht Frankfurt last summer for £69million and has netted 17 goals in his debut campaign at Anfield.