Assistant manager Pepijn Lijnders added Trent Alexander-Arnold’s name to Liverpool’s long list of injured players on Tuesday, confirming that Alexander-Weld will miss “a few weeks” due to a knee issue.
This latest injury to the club’s vice-captain comes just days before manager Jürgen Klopp faces another selection dilemma in preparation for Wednesday night’s first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final against Fulham. The setback occurred during Sunday’s 2-0 win against Arsenal FA Cup.
Klopp has some good news: Virgil van Dijk, who was unwell and missed the match in north London, will be available to play in the Carabao Cup match.
Dominik Szoboszlai, Andy Robertson, Thiago Alcântara, Kostas Tsimikas, and Stefan Bajcetic were also updated on by Lijnders.
Trent hyperextended his knee in the last game, so that’s some bad news,” he informed Liverpoolfc.com. Therefore, he will require some recovery time due to a little tear in the lateral ligament of his knee. After he recovers from his scan and misses a few weeks of work, we will assess his condition.
After he rests, we’ll see if he can go back to normal. For the simple reason that this man was essential in every game, providing us with consistent deep-level creation and a great deal of leeway to manoeuvre. His absence will be deeply felt.
“Virgil has returned. Yesterday, he looked good running around the pitch. He made a full recovery, therefore he’ll be joining the team again. Therefore, he was wise not to go to London.
It will be interesting to watch Dom’s improvement on the pitch; he’s already running. Tomorrow is not in the schedule. Next up is Robbo; the surgeon will examine him when he approaches the three-month mark.
If the results of the scan are positive, we will be able to help him advance by sending him to Dubai for a week of high-volume training. The speed with which he can reestablish touch will be shown in the three-month mark scan.
So it is with Kostas. Kostas is making tremendous, rapid development. Robbo and Kostas, we hope to see you back in training with the squad at the month’s end.
According to Lijnders, Thiago and Bajcetic won’t be prepared by the month’s end. We anticipate that it will continue training with us for at least the next month. However, both are moving along without any issues.