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Tom Hamilton, Senior Author
Liverpool have confirmed they are going to be with out first-choice goalkeeper Alisson till late November after he injured his hamstring of their 1-0 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Alisson, 32, was pressured off within the 79th minute of the match, and was changed by debutant third-choice goalkeeper Vitezslav Jaros. With Alisson sidelined, Liverpool will flip to Caoimhín Kelleher to fill his gloves after the worldwide break.
Liverpool are having fun with an excellent begin to life below new supervisor Arne Slot, however the information of Alisson’s damage will come as a setback. Alisson is well-established as their first-choice goalkeeper, and can miss a number of key matches.
After the worldwide break Liverpool face Chelsea at dwelling within the Premier League earlier than they journey to RB Leipzig within the Champions League.
They then face fellow title-hopefuls Arsenal away, Brighton away within the League cup and at dwelling within the Premier League, Bayer Leverkusen at Anfield within the Champions League.
Alisson’s return date is prone to be after the subsequent worldwide break when Liverpool journey to Southampton on Nov. 24. which then kicks off a run of fixtures which incorporates matches in opposition to Real Madrid and Manchester City.
With Alisson sidelined, Republic of Eire goalkeeper Kelleher will step up. Kelleher began in opposition to Bournemouth earlier within the season when Alisson was injured, however missed Saturday’s journey to Selhurst Park via sickness.
“Alisson is our clear No. 1, the most effective goalkeeper on the earth so it is a blow when he will get injured for himself and the crew,” Slot mentioned after the match on Saturday.
“Now we have a second choice that is already good. Caoimhín has already proven that, which is why Caoimhín is the No. 2 and the final time Alisson was injured, I performed Caoimhín. He did very well, it is pleasing to see that our third goalkeeper can have an effect on outcomes as Caoimhín was in poor health yesterday and at this time.”
Alisson has struggled with hamstring issues this season and missed 10 Premier League matches final season. Liverpool have bolstered their goalkeeping choices forward of subsequent season with the £29 million ($38m) signing of Giorgi Mamardashvili from Valencia.
