Liverpool manager Arne Slott says the club is looking into goalkeeper Alisson Becker’s injury issues.
Brazil international suffers hamstring injury in the win at Crystal Palace on 5 October and is expected to be sidelined until at least the next international break in mid-November.
Alisson has already missed two games this season due to injury and was out for just two months from February to April last season.
“It’s a little unusual for goalies,” Slott said. “For me, it’s common because the goalkeeper I had at Feyenoord (Justin Bijlo) also had injury problems, muscle injuries. It’s not something you see a lot, so these two are an exception.
“We are looking into it and what could be the reason.
“The one thing we all know is that if you have one, your chances of getting another always increase, so we’ve tried to be really careful with that.”
The 32-year-old Alisson will miss his team’s league game against Chelsea on Sunday, as well as top-flight matches against Arsenal, Brighton and Aston Villa, Champions League meetings with RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen and the Carabao Cup match against Brighton. Will be able to play.
Caoimhin Kelleher is expected to deputize for the Reds.
Alisson played in Wednesday evening’s Champions League clash at Palace before being injured in the game, which kicked off at 12:30 BST, and Slott believes such a small change in the fixture is an issue that deserves attention. Needed
“The 12:30 kick-off is not a problem because we train at the same time, but something for the English FA to think about might be whether you play a Champions League game on a Wednesday evening and then There could be a loss in terms of injuries at 12:30 on Saturday,” said the Dutchman.
“For me the 12:30 playing time is not an issue, but, if you play immediately after on a Wednesday evening, that may also be something we take into account.”
Liverpool host Chelsea at 16:30 BST on Sunday, before the Champions League match at RB Leipzig on Wednesday.
Slot said: “What is very good in Holland is that I am 99.9% sure that all the teams playing in the Champions League in the coming week will not play on Sunday.
“He gets extra rest to prepare for the Champions League game in the best possible way. This is not something that is common here in England.”