Liverpool have suffered another major injury crisis with their newest player in Alisson Becker suffering a hamstring injury. The Brazil international will not play in the Premier League at Brentford on Saturday due to problems during training at Kirby. Alisson remains on Merseyside for further evaluation of his injury, while Cowichan Kelleher is on standby for a stint between the two teams.
The news is another major concern for Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, who has been struggling with Dominik Szoboszlai and Thiago Alcantara out with hamstring problems for the past few days. Alisson missed three matches earlier this season and suffered a similar issue in November’s 1-1 draw with title rivals Manchester City. He also missed last weekend’s 3-1 home win against Burnley in the Premier League due to flu, but returned to training earlier this week.
Kelleher has made 13 appearances this season, appearing in all matches, and is expected to start in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final against Chelsea at Wembley. But the Republic of Ireland national team are now set for a fresh start, with Liverpool taking on Luton Town in the Premier League on Wednesday and then facing Southampton in the FA Cup fifth round in a week’s time. Klopp has already missed out on Trent Alexander-Arnold; The vice chairman’s knee problem worsened following the 3-1 defeat against Arsenal two weeks ago.
