Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp warned alisson is closer to recovering from injury after confirming that the goalkeeper had a smooth task with the ball in training.
The Brazilian international, who will be down for 4 to six weeks after injuring his shoulder this month, is making paintings this week.
Klopp says Naby Keita could play in this week’s Champions League clash with Ajax after returning a negative coronavirus test, while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is also making smart progress since his knee injury in the summer.
“Ali looks great. We have to see; catching balls and things like that is possible, but we can’t hurry and possibly not rush,” liverpool’s manager said.
‘Actually, it’s not unusual every day when I see Ali, I mean, ‘How was it today?’He tells me, with a big smile, the slight improvements, today I haven’t noticed [yet], I look forward to asking him about his progress.
“Naby trained yesterday, so it’s very positive. We learn, we all learn. In these things when a child has no symptoms, what Naby was.
“It looked wonderful in training, to be honest. But I don’t know what it looks like today, how it reacted, it’s much more vital then. So let’s see. At the moment, I’d probably rather wait for him. Worry, I don’t know yet. “
“Oxlade is evidently in long-term rehab, but he looks smart and in a good mood. “
Liverpool will travel to Amsterdam to face Ajax in their first organizing match on Wednesday without Virgil van Dijk after it was shown that he would want surgery for broken knee ligaments after a clash with Jordan Pickford in the Merseyside derby.
Midfielder Thiago Alcantara also batted in the draw at Goodison Park, but Klopp did not set the Spanish star short in this week’s first Group D match.
“They hit him, a decent blow, ” he said. ” It’s not even close to being as serious [as Van Dijk], but will he be in a position by Wednesday?I don’t know yet. We’ll see. “
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The brilliant Dutchman has played 95 of liverpool’s 96 Premier League matches since he made his debut in January 2018 and played every minute of the league last season, when he first won the name in 30 years.
“So how are they going to cover the absence of a player who has been at the center of his national and European triumphs for more than 3 years?
It is a huge task and, as Premier League and Champions League matches are fast approaching, it is a task that Jurgen Klopp will have to accomplish if Liverpool wants to continue to succeed. That’s how important Van Dijk was.