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Liverpool manager Arne Slot fears number one Alisson Becker will miss his team’s clash against Chelsea, at least because the goalkeeper suffered his latest hamstring injury.
The Brazilian goalkeeper limped off in the final minutes of his team’s victory at Crystal Palace and is expected to remain on Merseyside during the international break.
The Reds will face Chelsea once Premier League action begins ahead of the Champions League visit to Red Bull Leipzig.
They will then face title rivals Arsenal on October 27.
And Slot, who also revealed that midfielder Alexis Mac Allister was taken off at half-time with a groin problem, believes Alisson will miss the Chelsea clash on October 20 at the earliest.
Alisson suffered a hamstring injury late in the second half against Crystal Palace and could miss his team’s match against Chelsea.
The Brazilian had recently recovered from a hamstring injury weeks earlier.
Alisson had to be substituted and several Liverpool teammates consoled him.
“We don’t know (how bad he is), but when he leaves like he does it means he’s not in the Brazil team and I don’t expect him to be in the team for the game after.” Slot said.
“He’s the best goalkeeper in the world, so it’s a big blow.”
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk also offered a worrying update on Alisson.
“Alisson’s injury is not looking good,” said Van Dijk.
“It looks like a hamstring injury that was already bothering him and that he recovered from.”
Liverpool’s third goalkeeper, Vitezslav Jaros, was the man to replace Alisson in the 79th minute against Palace as regular substitute Caoimhin Kelleher was absent through illness.
Jaros, who spent last season on loan at Austrian club Sturm Graz, did not hurt his chances of retaining his place when he made a key save to deny Eberechi Eze.
Slot said the 23-year-old was “really good” and felt his cameo underlined the importance of having a strong goalkeeping team, especially as Jaros wanted to move in the summer.
Jaros made a crucial save with just a few minutes left in regulation time to deny Eberechi Eze a goal.
The 23-year-old entered the competition after Alisson’s injury, but did not look out of place
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk celebrates with the goalkeeper after his clean sheet.
“He (Jaros) had a very good season last season,” Slot told TNT Sports.
‘He won the league and won the cup where he was in Austria. And he wanted to leave. He wanted to leave because he wanted to get playing time again.
“But we said: ‘Listen, in a club like this, we also need a very good third goalkeeper, and today we proved that we are right.’
“And maybe for him it was a good moment to debut for Liverpool.”
Slot hopes his medical staff can work their magic on Alisson with the Premier League to pause for the international break after Sunday.
Liverpool’s 1-0 victory over Palace ensured they would go into the break top of the table having won six of seven league games.