Liverpool news: Jurgen Klopp reveals Alisson out for a ‘few weeks’ with calf injury
The Brazilian was forced off in the first half of the 4-1 victory over Norwich on Friday
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Jurgen Klopp has revealed Liverpool will be without Alisson for a “few weeks” after picking up a calf injury in the Premier League opener against Norwich.
The Brazilian was forced off after 39 minutes last Friday at Anfield, with new signing Adrian receiving a premature debut as the Reds strolled to a 4-1 victory to kick off the new campaign.
Alisson will now miss the Uefa Super Cup against Chelsea, the trip to Southampton next weekend, with a potential return against Arsenal at Anfield in 12 days time.
Adrian will deputise for the Brazil No 1, starting against the Blues on Wednesday, but Klopp insists the injury is not a huge concern.
“[It’s] Not too cool. It’s a calf injury which takes him obviously out for a while,” Klopp told Liverpoolfc.com.
“I don’t want to make now [an] exact prognosis on when he will be back but it will not tomorrow for sure, so now then we have to see. It takes a while, it takes a couple weeks for sure, and we have to see.
“I saw already like ‘six weeks’ and stuff like this, but Ali was not a lot injured in his career so I would like to wait a little bit to see how he develops in that process now, but he is not in for the next few weeks.”
Joe Gomez has insisted the hunger is there to triumph in Istanbul over the Blues, especially after falling short in the Community Shield against Manchester City last week.
“I think [the Community Shield] would have been nice but we lost the way we did, which was unfortunate,” Gomez told Liverpoolfc.com.
“I think now that just made us even hungrier to get our hands on a piece of silverware again. I think that’s going to be our aim this year, just to get as much silverware as possible.
“Hopefully we can do it, but it’s obviously against a tough side and we know it won’t be easy. We’re looking forward to it.”
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments