Arne Slot has confirmed Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson will miss this weekend’s Premier League clash against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Alisson, one of the best goalkeepers in the world, hobbled off in the second half of Liverpool’s Champions League defeat to Galatasaray on Tuesday night.
The Brazil international pulled off a superb save to deny Victor Osimhen, whose first-half penalty was enough to separate the two teams, but then signalled to the bench that he needed to come off.
‘It’s never positive if you go off like this,’ Slot said of Alisson’s injury. ‘You can be sure he is not playing Saturday.’
On Liverpool’s second successive defeat, Slot added: ‘Again, disappointed.
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