Trent Alexander-Arnold is about to overlook Liverpool’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg towards Fulham after sustaining a knee damage.
The in-form star picked up the problem throughout Sunday’s 2-0 FA Cup third spherical win at Arsenal and had been present process checks to find out the complete extent of the damage.
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The information will function a blow to Jurgen Klopp’s facet who hope to place one foot in subsequent month’s closing with a win at house to the Cottagers on Wednesday.
It additionally halts Alexander-Arnold’s momentum in what has been a spell of very good type for the full-back-turned midfield star, who has been key to Liverpool’s title cost this season.
Liverpool assistant supervisor Pep Lijnders revealed: “Initially, some not-that-good information, Trent hyperextended his knee over the past recreation.
“So he has a little bit tear within the lateral ligament of his knee and he’ll want time to get well. He had a scan and he might be out for a number of weeks, so let’s have a look at after that.
“He’ll get some relaxation after which hopefully he can come again to the place he was. As a result of this man was decisive in all of the video games and was the one who created continually for us from deep and gave the workforce a excessive degree of flexibility. We are going to actually miss him.”
Lijnders did have some excellent news on the damage entrance with captain Virgil van Dijk returning to full coaching forward of Wednesday’s semi-final.
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“Virgil is again. He did some runs yesterday on the pitch, regarded good once more. So he might be again within the squad, he recovered nicely. So it actually helped him to not journey to London.”
