Philippe Coutinho Says Injury 'Isn't Serious' After Liverpool's Win vs. Watford

Liverpool talisman Philippe Coutinho has offered the club's fans hope for the end-of-season run-in after revealing the injury he suffered in Monday night's 1-0 Premier League win over Watford "isn't serious." 

The Brazilian dynamo took to his official Instagram page hours after the victory that keeps the Reds' top-four hopes alive, appearing alongside match-winner Emre Can:

Liverpool's hopes of securing a top-four Premier League finish were already dealt a major blow with Sadio Mane out for the remainder of the season, and losing Coutinho to injury may have been the hammer blow manager Jurgen Klopp could have done without.

Coutinho only lasted 13 minutes at Vicarage Road before having to make way after picking up a dead leg, despite his best efforts to power through in what was a pivotal clash for the Reds.

Adam Lallana made his return from injury and replaced the South American before Can's overhead kick on the stroke of half-time secured three points for the Merseysiders to keep them third in the Premier League.

Klopp confirmed his star suffered a dead leg in his post-match comments but declined to give any idea of a return date, per FourFourTwo: "He has a dead leg. Hopefully it's not too serious but of course it's really painful and there was no chance [he could continue]. Everybody could see he tried hard, but no chance."

While Liverpool keep their three-point advantage over fourth-placed Manchester City for the time being, they have played a game more than them and Manchester United, one point below the Citizens in fifth.

The Reds play host to Southampton this Sunday and travel to West Ham United the following week before ending their campaign with a home fixture against relegation-threatened Middlesbrough.

Coutinho is sure to play a key role in all three of those matchups, all of which the Merseysiders need to win if they're to fend off fellow top-four contenders City and United.

His 10 goals in the league this season are just three behind top-scorer Mane, while his six assists are only one fewer than Lallana, the side's most creative asset this term.

Klopp will seek nine points from a possible nine as Liverpool head into their final few fixtures of the 2016-17 campaign, a time at which Coutinho will need to be at his best if he's to lead his team back into Europe's top competition.