Liverpool's Fabio Borini breaks a bone in his foot while on Italy duty

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Liverpool's Fabio Borini

Liverpool forward Fabio Borini has broken a bone in his foot while on international duty with Italy.

The 21-year-old, who joined from Roma in July, had been training with the Italian Under-21 squad for their fixture against Sweden.

It is not known how long the striker, who is yet to score in the Premier League, will be out of action.

The injury means Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has only Luis Suarez available as a recognised striker.

Borini, a former Chelsea trainee, moved to Anfield in the summer for an undisclosed fee reported to be in the region of £11m.external-link

He scored on his home debut in August in a 3-0 win in Europa League qualifying against FC Gomel, but has yet to find the net again.

Liverpool loaned Andy Carroll to West Ham on transfer deadline day, leaving only Suarez and youngsters Daniel Pacheco, Samed Yesil, Jerome Sinclair and Adam Morgan as possible striking options.

The Reds are currently 14th in the table and take on 18th-placed Reading at Anfield on 20 October.

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  • Comment posted by mark, at 08:11 12 Oct 2012

    nice to see so many "football fans" slating a footballer and a premier team. please grow up. A player gets injured and team isn't doing well so some trolls have to put in stupid comments. daddy should stop your internet and put child control on. as for Borini, give the guy a chance. i remember players like Andy Cole and Alan Shearer drying up and not scoring goals!!

  • Comment posted by Fozzie1973, at 08:31 12 Oct 2012

    not the end of the world just means we will have to carry on blooding more youngsters, Sterling, Suso & Wisdom have been excellent for us so far

  • Comment posted by U14399832, at 10:56 12 Oct 2012

    GET WELL SOON. Now that you have realized that you have a foot perhaps, when it is better, you will use that foot to get the ball in the net.

  • Comment posted by U14943429, at 09:31 12 Oct 2012

    All these complaints about the BBC being obsessed with LFC..

    It is you who are obsessed with LFC the BBC just caters to your desires! stop your stupid ill thought out comments and worry about your own teams and maybe you might get more articles. Trust me us Liverpool fans are as bored with your childish,repetitive comments and obsession with us as you are about seeing BBC articles on LFC

  • Comment posted by More Like It, at 08:14 12 Oct 2012

    guess this was bound to happen after the transfer window mess up, Yesil & Pacheco will probably get chances, although BR may experiment by playing Shelvey further forward as he has a knack for scoring goals

  • Comment posted by U15445794, at 14:51 12 Oct 2012

    If they need another striker look no further than Dani Pacheco, he looked a class act with us (Norwich) a couple of seasons ago!

  • Comment posted by -y-, at 11:48 12 Oct 2012

    Where can you gaurantee to find hundreds of ill informed Manchester United fans (apart from Kent, where most of them live). That's right, in a thread about Liverpool. Go away and concentrate on your own team

  • Comment posted by kingpaul, at 08:32 12 Oct 2012

    Seem to be a few fans bemoaning the fact that Carrolls not there now. Can I point out he has scored precisely no goals this season, and 4 last season? Hardly likely to make a difference

  • Comment posted by Parish87, at 07:57 12 Oct 2012

    27.
    YAMS
    11th October 2012 - 23:32

    Fair question 26.

    Let me enlighten you.

    The BBC's chief footbll writer Phil McNulty is a Liverpool fan. That's the main reason.

    ----------

    Well actually he's an Everton fan, but whatever keeps you going!

  • Comment posted by U15456946, at 02:47 12 Oct 2012

    @72. Name Number 6: That's incorrect. There's a recall for January. Not that it will be taken up. Brendan is too stubborn and inflexible with his (quite brilliant) philosophy to contemplate sticking Andy up front, much to his and LFC's detriment (this season). He'll stick with the kids until January when he will make 1 or 2 signings, then another clear out next summer & a lot of spending I think.

  • Comment posted by U14972306, at 00:06 12 Oct 2012

    40. devils advocate

    For global appeal only Man U can better this
    +++
    What about Real Madrid, Barcelona, AC Milan or even Celtic.

  • Comment posted by U15456951, at 23:46 11 Oct 2012

    @26. Struggling to use apostrophes correctly? No one settles in overnight. There is faith in a project at LFC and youth is the way forward.

  • Comment posted by AuntieLeft, at 00:30 13 Oct 2012

    @232

    No WE won't!!
    Not until WE have justice
    The liars won't win
    You obviously do not understand scousers.
    The more you deride us, the stronger WE become

  • Comment posted by mopeysky, at 18:21 12 Oct 2012

    LFC will be alright, probably bring in a youngster with loads to prove who'll just slot in. You never know, Morgan or Yesil may just step up and deliver.

  • Comment posted by JAY_LFC, at 18:20 12 Oct 2012

    1thing I guarantee u replace LFC with anyother team with a similar situation trust me they wud have been dead n buried, look at rangers nobody cud save them n where have they ended up now? So the fact LFC is still in EPL is a big statement that they will be back not today maybe not tomorrow but they will be back because the worst is over n we survived it for one simple reason and that was YNWA!!

  • Comment posted by Sweet as a nut, at 13:05 12 Oct 2012

    Its quite incredible that man u fans can call us a terrible team when you were completely outplayed against 10 men at Anfield, with a little help along the way as well. Im embarrassed for you.

    I’m sure it’s only a matter of time until we’re where our performances deserve. Having said that Borini has no future at the club, he is the next vorinon and hopefully he won’t be round too long.

  • Comment posted by U15419282, at 10:30 12 Oct 2012

    Tad harsh on Borini, he's only played a handful of games. Lucas took stick for about 2 years, but at least he got a 12 month honeymoon period.

    Not everyone can come in and start banging in the goals for a team who have struggled to find the net over a year. Crouchy took 19 games if I remember right to score (in any competition), so don't all jump to any conclusions yet...and he's on the wing.

  • Comment posted by U14490828, at 10:17 12 Oct 2012

    Get one of the youth boys in. What is there to lose?

  • Comment posted by YNWA789, at 09:44 12 Oct 2012

    Borini out? Even more emphasis on Suarez then. On the plus side, it means the talented youngsters can get more games, like Pacheco, Morgan etc. Pacheco's never really delivered even though he's got bags of ability.
    In Rodgers we trust.

  • Comment posted by U15179852, at 09:34 12 Oct 2012

    @136 if SAF started playing his youngsters, like he did in Beckham/neville/scholes era it was a stroke of genius and im sure it would again be portrayed as this nowadays if he did it. You seem to forget we are only 8 games into a season, yes he hasnt scored but im sure when shrek goes on a 8 game goal drought its because he is playing a different style or any other excuse

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