Harm has dominated out Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker for greater than a fortnight however supervisor Jurgen Klopp admits it may have been worse and the Brazilian needs to be match to face Manchester United subsequent month.
The keeper appeared to maintain a hamstring drawback late in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Manchester Metropolis and though he managed to finish the match he’s set to overlook the following 5 matches – two of which he wouldn’t have performed in as Caoimhin Kelleher deputises within the Europa League.
Alisson will miss European ties towards LASK and Union Saint-Gilloise in addition to Premier League video games towards Fulham, Sheffield United and Crystal Palace however ought to make a well timed return for the go to of their arch-rivals on December 17.
Jürgen Klopp has confirmed each Alisson Becker and Diogo Jota are going through spells on the sidelines as a consequence of harm.
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) November 29, 2023
Ahead Diogo Jota was additionally injured in Metropolis sport however his prognosis is just not pretty much as good.
“Each are out. Ali is a bit lesser, so we’ve to see. Not day-to-day – he can not play tomorrow or Sunday. In all probability not the week after needs to be form of OK,” Klopp mentioned forward of the Europa League go to of LASK.
“Alisson is just not as unhealthy (as we thought) however nonetheless unhealthy sufficient. Diogo will take a bit of bit longer, don’t know precisely. Must see.”
Kelleher has made solely 5 appearances this season however final performed back-to-back matches in January 2022 and has by no means performed greater than three matches in a row in his Liverpool profession.
In the summertime there was hypothesis in regards to the 25-year-old wanting to hunt first-team soccer elsewhere however Klopp mentioned the present state of affairs was precisely why the Republic of Eire worldwide was persuaded to remain.
“Sure, that’s just about precisely it. That’s why we knew we needed to have Caoimh right here for these moments,” added the Liverpool boss.
“No person, Caoimh as effectively, needed Ali to get injured, but when these items occur then you definately want the strongest doable choice and that’s Caoimh for us.
“That’s the one constructive about that, to be sincere, that we are able to put in Caoimh. That’s advantageous.
“Now he will get a chance that he deserves, he would have performed tomorrow evening anyway, that’s clear, however now he can have a couple of extra video games and hopefully he can present his full potential.”
Defeat in Toulouse earlier this month made Liverpool’s job of guaranteeing high spot within the group – and thereby avoiding a play-off spherical within the knockout phases – barely tougher nevertheless it might be secured on Thursday at house to LASK if Union Saint-Gilloise beat the second-placed Ligue 1 aspect.
However Klopp rejected the suggestion that consequence was a reminder that his much-changed European sides have requirements to take care of.
“It was not wanted nevertheless it wasn’t useful. It was three weeks in the past and a number of issues occurred since then. It simply made the state of affairs tougher, that’s how it’s,” he mentioned.
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