Liverpool centre-back Sebastian Coates will miss the majority of the current season through injury, manager Brendan Rodgers has confirmed.

The news comes as a blow for the Reds who will now, according to Rodgers, be forced to bring in reinforcements.

"He's picked up a similar injury to what Martin Skrtel had last year. He'll probably be out for most of the season.

"It is disappointing for him because he has never given me a minute's problem and this was probably the year he would go out and play.

"[Bringing a new player in] is something that we are looking at."

Coates joined Liverpool from Nacional in 2011 and has made 12 Premier League appearances.