Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold and Arne Slot (Photos by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool right-back He is reportedly slated to be out for a couple of weeks with a hamstring problem.
However, one good reason for Reds fans will be that the England international allegedly avoided even worse damage by coming off early in the Aston Villa game at the weekend.
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That’s according to Paul Joyce when he posted an update on X, formerly Twitter, this morning, with details below…
Trent Alexander-Arnold was set to be sidelined for a couple of weeks with a hamstring injury. He avoided more serious damage by coming out early against Aston Villa. Southampton on November 24 is not being ruled out before the Real Madrid (November 27) and Man City (December 1) games. more @TimesSport
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Alexander-Arnold could return to Liverpool for some big games against Southampton, Real Madrid and Manchester City, with Joyce pointing out that he has not been ruled out of those games.
Still, hamstring injuries can take a while, so we’ll see if LFC really feel he’s fully fit and available for these games, or if it ends up being a bit longer.
Will Liverpool cope without Trent Alexander-Arnold?
Liverpool have enjoyed a superb start to the season under new manager Arne Slot, with the Merseyside giants now five points clear at the top of the Premier League table, while they are also flying high in the Champions League.
Things couldn’t have gone better for Liverpool, who have also been very lucky with injuries, although goalkeeper Alisson has been a bit of a miss.
Conversely, however, Manchester City have been without Rodri recently and likely will be for the rest of the season, while Arsenal have had to cope without Martin Odegaard for a long period, while the likes of Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Jurrien Timber and Riccardo. Calafiori has also missed a few games.
Liverpool have been a little luckier, but will now be tested if they have to play a series of games without a player as important as Alexander-Arnold.
The 26-year-old is one of the best in the world in his position and there really isn’t anyone else in the squad who can offer the quality of the ball he has.
