Season › 2012-13 › News Gibson withdrawn with thigh strain Michael Kenrick , 26 December, 7comments | Jump to most recent David Moyes revealed that Darron Gibson was withdrawn at half-time in the game against Wigan because of a thigh strain after he pulled up following a free attempt just before the break. The midfield linchpin was replaced by Steven Naismith and it remains to be seen whether or not he has suffered a recurrence of the thigh problem that sidelined him for almost three months earlier this season. Moyes admitted when the Irishman first returned from injury that the Club's medical staff were not sure whether a bone growth on his thigh tendon would cause him further problems. Quotes or other material sourced from Liverpool Daily Post Reader Comments (7) Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer Chris James 1 Posted 27/12/2012 at 06:52:41 This would be bad. Defensive mid-cover is urgently required next week to spare us from months of Neville 'anchoring'. If we can loan in this Belgian-lad for half a season, let's go for it, the Belgians look to be enjoying a golden crop at the moment. (I wouldn't mind Benteke either!) Colin Potter 2 Posted 27/12/2012 at 14:35:58 Definately Benteke Chris! I wouldn't say no yo Kone either. (or is that either) Si Cooper 4 Posted 27/12/2012 at 15:11:54 Benteke or Kone? I take it people are being funny. Gerry Quinn 5 Posted 27/12/2012 at 15:17:05 Agree Si, especially in the case of Kone, aka "Big Vic, Mk 2"! Peter Jones 6 Posted 27/12/2012 at 17:21:15 Benteke is perpetually offside so no thanks. Colin Potter 7 Posted 28/12/2012 at 14:26:38 And Jellevic never is Peter??? Christopher Kelly 8 Posted 29/12/2012 at 17:57:21 Will this strain keep Gibson out for 10 games again?? Quite the strain that last one Add Your Comments In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site. » Log in now Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. About these ads