Southampton manager Russell Martin has been dealt a blow with the news that key players Aaron Ramsdale and Jan Bednarek will miss Sunday’s Premier League clash with Liverpool.

Bednarek, who has played in every league game this season, picked up an injury while playing for Poland against Portugal during the international break. Ramsdale

underwent surgery on a finger and is expected to be out for a number of weeks.

“They’re both out this weekend and two or three weeks,” Martin said ufabet http://ufabet999.app Sport. “

“They’ll both be out for this weekend and a number of weeks,” he told Southampton’s website.

“Aaron has had an operation on his finger, he’ll hopefully be back this side of Christmas. Jan, we spoke really quickly after the game. He was really worried about his knee injury. Thankfully the injury is not as significant as we fear, hopefully a week or two before Aaron.”

It is hardly the news Martin needed with the visit of a flying Liverpool side. Who are five points clear at the top.

Aaron had surgery on his finger and hopefully he’ll be back in time for Christmas. “Jan,

we spoke very quickly after the game, he was concerned about his knee, thankfully it’s not as serious as we feared. Hopefully he’ll be back in a week or two before Aaron. “

They’ve been our two best players all season. Of course it’s going to affect the team and it looks like it is, but the others have to step up and take their chances.”