Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that Alexis McAllister, who missed the FA Cup tie against Norwich City through injury, “should be available” for Wednesday’s Premier League clash with Chelsea.
Mac Allister was unexpectedly left out of the Reds’ squad for Sunday’s FA Cup fifth-round tie with Norwich City, with debutant James McConnell deputizing for the Reds’ midfield in the World Cup winner’s absence.
Despite missing the starting midfielder, Liverpool advanced comfortably to the quarter-finals with a 5-2 win over Norwich City at Anfield. For the home team, the goals were scored by Curtis Jones, Darwin Nunez, Diogo Lotta, Virgil van Dijk and Ryan Gravenburch. .After the game, Liverpool manager Klopp confirmed to the media that McAllister had suffered a minor injury, explaining his dismissal on Sunday.
“Alexis, if it’s the last game of the season, whether it’s a decider or not, he’ll be available, but he won’t be available for every game,” Klopp said. “He had some feelings and we don’t want to know more. I said that’s all. I took a break from that. “I think it should be ready on Wednesday.”
Klopp was also keen to praise the 19-year-old, who replaced Mac Allister in the line-up, and praised him for McConnell’s winning assist.”He’s a smart footballer. He’s got the aggression, the attitude and everything to be number one in that position and he did really well today.” “And he’s a great football player, and you saw that not only when he went to Curtis, but at other times.
