Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson will not play in Saturday’s game at Chelsea, live on Sky Sports, after suffering a hamstring injury.
The Brazil international limped off during Liverpool’s 1-0 Champions League defeat at Galatasaray on Tuesday night, with summer signing Giorgi Mamardashvili replacing him for the final 46 minutes as the Reds fell to a second defeat in four days.
“It’s never positive if you go off like this. [Alisson] is definitely not going to play on Saturday,” head coach Arne Slot told Amazon Prime, before adding in his press conference the goalkeeper had felt a pain in his hamstring after sprinting back into his area.
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Forward Hugo Ekitike, who sat out Saturday’s loss at Crystal Palace, was also forced off by injury during the second period on a tough night for the Reds, who had previously won their opening six games of the season in all competitions.
“Let’s see how he is for the weekend,” said Slot.
Hugo Ekitike also required treatment before being substituted
The defeat marks only the second time Liverpool have lost back-to-back games under Slot, following on from their Champions League exit to PSG and the Carabao Cup final in March last season.
“We’re not so far off last season,” insisted the Reds boss. “We’ve lost twice in a row but the schedule can bring this. Galatasaray away is not an easy game, and we play Chelsea so it’s not an easy run.
“I saw a lot of good things. The way we played, the way we controlled the game. In the second half, there wasn’t a lot of playing time. Their striker was on the floor, substitutes, injuries. The referee blew his whistle exactly after eight minutes.”
Watch Chelsea vs Liverpool live on Sky Sports Premier League from 5pm on Saturday, kick-off 5.30pm.