Trent Alexander-Arnold and Arne Slot of Liverpool (Photographs by Jan Kruger/Getty Pictures)
Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold is reportedly set for a few weeks out injured with a hamstring downside.
Nonetheless, one silver lining for Reds followers will likely be that the England worldwide supposedly averted even worse injury by going off early within the Aston Villa sport on the weekend.
Top-of-the-line within the PL! Liverpool engaged on bold Van Dijk substitute!
That’s in accordance with Paul Joyce as he posted an replace on X, previously Twitter, this morning, with particulars beneath…
Alexander-Arnold would possibly be capable of return for Liverpool for some massive video games towards Southampton, Actual Madrid and Manchester Metropolis, with Joyce noting that he’s not been dominated out of these matches.
Nonetheless, hamstring accidents can take a little bit of time, so we’ll see if LFC actually really feel he’s absolutely match and out there for these video games, or if it finally ends up being a little bit longer.
Will Liverpool cope with out Trent Alexander-Arnold?
Liverpool have loved an excellent begin to the season below new supervisor Arne Slot, with the Merseyside giants now 5 factors clear on the high of the Premier League desk, whereas they’re additionally flying excessive within the Champions League.
Issues couldn’t actually have gone any higher for Liverpool, who’ve additionally been fairly fortunate with accidents, even when goalkeeper Alisson has been a little bit of a miss.
Against this, although, Manchester Metropolis have been with out Rodri not too long ago and doubtless will likely be for the remainder of the season, whereas Arsenal have needed to cope with out Martin Odegaard for a prolonged interval, whereas others like Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori have additionally missed a good few video games.
Liverpool have been a bit extra lucky, however they’ll be examined now in the event that they need to go on a run of video games with out a participant as necessary as Alexander-Arnold.
The 26-year-old is without doubt one of the finest on the earth in his place and there’s not likely anybody else within the squad who can provide the standard on the ball that he has.