Liverpool\u2019s evening in the Champions League was soured when goalkeeper Alisson was forced off injured in the second half in Istanbul. He had earlier produced a low save to deny Victor Osimhen but did not return after going to the floor.<\/p>\n
The Brazilian has been central to Liverpool\u2019s recent success, having been the man between the posts as the Reds claimed their second Premier League title during Arne Slot\u2019s debut season. With Alisson now entering the final year of his contract and Liverpool having signed Valencia\u2019s highly-rated Giorgi Mamardashvili, there had been tentative speculation about the goalkeeper\u2019s future this summer.<\/p>\n
Liverpool have generally coped with his absences, with Caoimh\u00edn Kelleher stepping up in recent years, and the club will now look to Mamardashvili after this latest setback. It has not yet been established what exactly is wrong with Alisson following his enforced substitution.<\/p>\n
Slot suggested the issue occurred as the goalkeeper sprinted back during play rather than during the save. He said: \u201cWhen he sprinted back he felt something. I cannot tell you [exactly] because I am not a physio, but normally when a player when he sprints back, feels something, goes to the floor and doesn\u2019t come back onto the pitch [it\u2019s not good].<\/p>\n
\u201cIf my player is on the floor, I nine out of 10 times fear the worst\u2014and by the worst I mean he cannot continue. That\u2019s what happened with Alisson,\u201d he said (via Liverpool\u2019s official website ).<\/p>\n
Slot has already ruled his goalkeeper out of Saturday\u2019s Premier League clash against Chelsea, and the club will assess how long Alisson will be sidelined. He missed more than 40 games owing to three separate hamstring injuries over the previous two seasons, and Slot\u2019s observation that the problem arose while running raises the possibility of a similar issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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