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The Brazilian goalkeeper is not in the Reds’ 20-man squad for tonight’s Group D game at Anfield, with the Ireland Under-21 international substitute.
Liverpool’s injury crisis shows no signs of slowing down after Alisson Becker was ruled out of his Champions League showdown with Ajax.
The goalkeeper is not on the Reds’ 20-man squad for tonight’s Group D game at Anfield, with Ireland under-21 international Caoimhin Kelleher replacing the Dutch champions in what will be his first league start. of Champions.
Liverpool say Alisson’s absence is a precaution due to a hamstring problem, but hope, with games fast approaching in December, that his absence is not long-term.
The Premier League champions are already exhausted from injuries, with James Milner, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Naby Keita, Thiago Alcantara and Xherdan Shaqiri currently out of the game. Joe Gomez and Virgil van Dijk, meanwhile, are long-term absent. Both will be lucky enough to play again this season.
Alisson has already missed three games this season after sustaining a shoulder injury in a training session at Melwood in October.
Liverpool had initially feared he might miss out on up to six weeks, but was able to return after just three, and has played in all eight of the Reds’ games since then.
Alisson has a history of injury problems, missing most of the start of last season after taking a hit in the Premier League opener of Liverpool’s ultimately triumphant 2019-20 campaign. On that occasion, Adrián replaced the Brazilian.
He won’t be there tonight, though the Reds welcome Joel Matip and captain Jordan Henderson back to their starting lineup.
Matip rested for a 1-1 draw at Brighton on Saturday but returns alongside Fabinho as central defender, while Henderson, who was a substitute at halftime at Amex Stadium, plays in midfield with Gini Wijnaldum and the so-called Curtis Jones. .
Sadio Mane is also returning after starting on the bench at the weekend, as part of a three-way attack with Diogo Jota and top scorer Mohamed Salah.
A draw would take Liverpool to the knockout stage for the fourth consecutive season, but a loss to Erik ten Hag’s team would leave them demanding a result from their final group match, away to Danish champions FC Midtjylland on 9 December, for be able to progress. .
