Struggling Liverpool star reveals shocking social media abuse

Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren has revealed the extent of the shocking abuse that he has received on social media.

The Croatian has endured a tough start to the new season at Anfield and put in an awful display in the recent hammering at Tottenham.

He had looked set to feature against Huddersfield at the weekend but dropped out in the warm-up, with the 28-year-old previously revealing he had required up to five painkillers to get through matches in the report in the Daily Mirror.

Lovren took to social media on Tuesday to show the vile threats he has received from a user, appearing to be a Reds supporter.

The message sent to his Instagram read: “I’m gonna murder ur family u Croatian p****”.

Lovren, who has two young children with wife Anita, responded: “I don’t mind when people talk s*** about me, its says more about them!

“But I can not ignore when my family is threatened. I just can’t and won’t accept that. Disgusting.”

Jurgen Klopp discussed the defender’s absence following the comfortable win over his former assistant David Wagner’s Huddersfield on Saturday.

“I don’t know exactly, we had no time – the only question I asked in the treatment room was, “Yes or no?” and I got a no and then we changed. It is his thigh.”

Liverpool are back in action against Maribor in the Champions League on Wednesday night, although it is unclear at this stage whether Lovren will feature or not.