Liverpool’s first choice goalkeeper Alisson Becker has been confirmed by the Anfield management, that he sustained a calf injury while playing the English Premier League opening game against newly promoted Norwich City at Anfield. Although the club did not say for how long the Brazilian will be out for, but confirmed that he will be missing next week’s UEFA Super Cup game against Chelsea in Instabul Turkey.
Alisson Becker who had a brilliant season last time, playing more than 38 games, was forced from the field after 38 minutes in the Friday night game against Norwich City, where Liverpool thrashed them 4-1 to win the Canaries in the opening game of the 2019-20 Premier League season.
Alisson was replaced by new signing Adrian between the sticks and will undergo a scan to determine the extent of the issue in the coming days.
However, Jürgen Klopp confirming the Brazilian will be ruled out of the trip to Istanbul next week, said:
“There is actually nothing bad to say about the game apart from Ali’s injury. That is, of course, not good for us, but we have to see how serious it is and then we have to deal with it.
“It’s the calf and that’s it. He couldn’t carry on, that’s not a good sign. We have to see.
“Wednesday [in the Super Cup], he will not play – with all my experience, I can say that already. He is injured, for sure, so we have to see how much.”
Klopp is confident the Spanish ‘keeper has the necessary attributes to step up in the absence of the Reds’ No.1.
“He is a very confident guy and he came in and I don’t think he wanted to sit only on the bench for the next couple of years,” the manager continued. “He made himself ready.
“It is a situation, but if you are in a situation like this you want to have somebody who has played the league and who is experienced. He is 32, a calm guy, emotional as well, good with his feet – how we saw – and that’s really important for us.
“There are a lot of good things, but you still don’t want to have a situation where one goalie is fit. That’s how it is, but we have to see.”