LIVERPOOL have suffered a major blow as Trent Alexander-Arnold has been out for “a couple of weeks”.
The England international has been superb for Jurgen Klopp’s side this season, but will now spend some time on the sidelines.
Liverpool assistant manager Pepijn Lijnders revealed that the 25-year-old suffered a hyperextended knee in Liverpool’s clash against Arsenal on Sunday.
Speaking to the official Liverpool website, he said: “First of all, some not-that-good news, Trent hyperextended his knee during the last game.
“So he’s got a little tear in the lateral ligament in his knee and he’s going to need time to recover. He had a CT scan and will be out for a few weeks, so we’ll see after that.
“He’s going to get some rest and be able to get back to where he was. Because this guy has been decisive in each and every game and he is the one who has constantly created for us in depth and has given the team a maximum point of flexibility. “”We will, I actually miss him. “
Fate off the pitch may see Alexander-Arnold miss SIX games for the Anfield side.
It’s likely to be a huge blow to Jurgen Klopp’s side who sit top of the Premier League table thanks to the a helping hand from the right-back’s three assists and two goals this term.
Liverpool will play their two Carabao Cup semi-finals against Fulham in the coming weeks and host Chelsea in the league.
On top of that they are also due to face both Arsenal and Bournemouth away from home in the league and will take part in their FA Cup fourth round tie against Norwich or Bristol Rovers.
Those six games will unfold over the next four weeks, so an extended period away from the team could cause disruption for Liverpool in all three domestic competitions.
The Reds would likely have to turn to 20-year-old Conor Bradley in an already makeshift defense without Andy Robertson and Kostas Tsimikas.
But there is some good news for Liverpool fans as Virgil van Dijk is due to return to the squad after missing the club’s 2-0 victory over Arsenal at the weekend.
Lijnders offered an update on the rest of the Liverpool squad, saying: “Virgil is back. He did some runs yesterday on the pitch, looked good again. So he will be back in the squad, he recovered well. So it really helped him not to travel to London.
“Dominik Szoboszlai is progressing well on the pitch, he’s running, so we’ll see. Not available for tomorrow.
“And then we have Andy Robertson, he’s almost 3 months away, so the surgeon will test him.
“And if he does that scan and we see everything [so we can make him progress], he’ll go to Dubai for a week to do proper volume sessions, correct sessions, so that’s going to be smart for him.
“Then we look at the three-month investigation and we can see how he can temporarily get back in touch.
“Same for Kostas Tsimikas. Kostas is progressing really well, really quick. So hopefully both of them – Robbo and Kostas – will be back at the end of this month to train with the team.”
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