“He’s out” -Arne Slot confirms Key Liverpool player to miss Chelsea clash
Liverpool host Chelsea on Sunday at Anfield.
Alisson Becker, Liverpool’s crucial goalkeeper, will miss this game due to injury.
The Brazil international injured his hamstring during Liverpool’s match against Crystal Palace on October 5 and is anticipated to be out until at least the next international break in mid-November.
Alisson played in a Champions League match on Wednesday evening before suffering an injury in their 12:30 Saturday Premier League fixture.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot has slammed the domestic calendar after losing his first-choice goalkeeper Alisson Becker to injury, and he has called the lunchtime kick-off “a crime”.
“The 12:30 kick-off is not a problem because we train at the same time but what might be something to think about for the English FA [is that] if you play a Champions League game on a Wednesday evening and then to play on Saturday at 12:30 might be a disadvantage when it comes to injuries,” said Slot.
“What is very good in Holland is that I’m 99.9% sure that all the teams that play in the Champions League in the upcoming week don’t play on a Sunday.
“They get extra rest to prepare in the best possible way for the Champions League game. That is not something that is common here in England.”