Giorgi Mamardashvili\u2019s injury in the Merseyside derby briefly overshadowed a dramatic late victory for Liverpool and reshaped the club\u2019s goalkeeping plans for a run of crucial fixtures.<\/p>\n
The Georgian, standing in for the absent No. 1 Alisson, was forced off after a second-half collision when Beto stretched to meet Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall\u2019s cross and his studs struck Mamardashvili\u2019s knee. The 25-year-old suffered a deep wound, was stretchered off and taken to hospital before being discharged. On Instagram he wrote: \u201cThank God everything is fine. Thank you all so much for your support and for being by my side. I\u2019ll be back soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
Arne Slot expressed the club\u2019s frustration after the match: \u201cIs there anything that surprises you when it comes to injuries with us this season?\u201d The Athletic report that Slot will be without his second-choice goalkeeper for a minimum of two weeks, though that absence could extend to a month depending on recovery.<\/p>\n
Freddie Woodman, who had gone almost five years between Premier League appearances before being introduced, is set to be the only senior goalkeeping option for the visit of Crystal Palace on Saturday. The former Newcastle United shot-stopper reflected on his unexpected derby cameo: \u201cAs I ran on, I just saw our back four and thought, \u2018I should be alright, you know, as they are proper players.\u2019 I thought I wouldn\u2019t be too busy and, to be fair, they looked after me.\u201d Woodman made one save in his half-hour on the pitch but will likely face a sterner test against Palace, the club he supported as a boy.<\/p>\n
Liverpool\u2019s upcoming fixtures mean Mamardashvili will miss key matches and Alisson\u2019s return remains uncertain. The club faces three direct rivals for Champions League qualification in coming weeks.<\/p>\n
Schedule and current status:
\nSaturday, April 25 \u2014 Crystal Palace (H) \u2014 Ruled Out
\nSunday, May 3 \u2014 Man Utd (A) \u2014 Ruled Out
\nSaturday, May 9 \u2014 Chelsea (H) \u2014 Doubt
\nSunday, May 17 \u2014 Aston Villa (A) \u2014 Doubt<\/p>\n
Alisson\u2019s ongoing hamstring problem was described by the goalkeeper in March as \u201ca while,\u201d and Slot said the No. 1 would be out \u201ctowards the end of the season.\u201d Alisson later posted on social media to add his own clarification.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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