Liverpool physio Chris Morgan has responded to criticism on social media blaming him for the club's lengthy injury list.
The Premier League champions have had their season decimated by a succession of long-term and short-term absences.
Centre-backs Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez had their campaigns ended in October and November respectively while Joel Matip suffered likewise last month.
Thiago Alcantara, Diogo Jota, Kostas Tsimikas, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Xherdan Shaqiri and Naby Keita have all been ruled out for a number of months at various stages of the season.
Jordan Henderson is awaiting the results of scans on a groin problem that is likely to sideline him for weeks, while Fabinho, James Milner and Caoimhin Kelleher missed Saturday's Anfield derby defeat to Everton through injury.
The relentless fitness concerns have contributed to the Reds standing five points off a Champions League qualification berth and in danger of missing out on the top four.
Some Liverpool supporters on social media have pointed to the injury list coinciding with the appointment of Morgan who, having previously been at the club for a decade, returned last summer as first-team physiotherapist after four years away with spells at Crystal Palace and Arsenal.
And Morgan has used Twitter to dismiss suggestions his arrival is a determining factor.
He tweeted in the early hours of Tuesday morning: "Don't be nasty. Don’t tweet nonsense. Don’t confuse correlation with causation."
Morgan later added: "One person is not a medical/performance dept.
"2 doctors, 4/5 physios, 3 soft tissue therapists, 1 rehab coach, 1 head of recovery, 1 sports scientist, 1 head of fitness, 3 fitness and conditioners, 1 head of nutrition, 1 Psych(iatrist), 1 radiologist. 2 (of them) just happen to run on the pitch."
Morgan was also asked by one fan for his opinion as to why Liverpool were suffering so many injuries this season.
"It’s complex and multi-factorial," he said. "The ones we can’t prevent (and we’ve had lots) then impact the ability to try to prevent others.
"We still have to put 11 players on the pitch every 3-4 days after all."
