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WHAT HAPPENED?
With 79 minutes played at Selhurst Park, Alisson went down with a suspected hamstring injury and was deemed by medical staff unable to continue. But without usual understudy Caoimhin Kelleher on the bench due to illness, third-choice stopper Vitezslav Jaros was handed his Liverpool debut for the closing stages of the game.
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Getty Images SportTHE BIGGER PICTURE
It was a worrying sight for Liverpool fans. Alisson missed 15 games for club and country in the second half of last season alone because of a hamstring problem. He was also ruled out for three other Reds games in November and December with muscular issues. Tests will now need to be carried out to assess the severity of this latest setback.
Speaking after the game, Reds captain Virgik van Dijk said: “Alisson’s injury doesn’t look good. It looks like a hamstring injury which was already bothering him, and from which he recovered.”
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Getty Images SportWHAT NEXT FOR ALISSON & LIVERPOOL?
It seems likely that Alisson will withdraw from the Brazil squad for the upcoming international break. The timing from Liverpool’s perspective has been slightly kind in that sense, with no more club fixtures until Ocober 20. Kelleher, who is due to go away with Republic of Ireland, should be back by then even if Alisson is not. Jaros hasn’t been called up by Czech Republic this time and so will have two weeks to work closely with Arne Slot’s staff.
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