Liverpool latest on Alisson and Alexis Mac Allister as both key players face time out with injury

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Liverpool shot stopper Alisson and fan favourite Alexis Mac Allister both suffered injuries in their final game before the international break.   We’re breaking down their time out on the sidelines and what changes it may require from boss Arne Slot as they want to continue their flying form.

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00:00Well, starting with Liverpool and just on the Alisson situation, obviously we discussed

00:06a big loss for Liverpool. What's the latest you can tell us and how soon are fans going

00:12to be expecting him back on the pitch?

00:16Not in the immediate future. It looks like the Liverpool goalkeeper is going to be out

00:20for around six weeks with a housing injury, which is a blow for Liverpool because the

00:28backbone of the team has been magnificent so far this campaign. They conceded two goals

00:36in their opening seven league games. That's been the real bedrock of Liverpool's early

00:42success and all the likes of Luis Diaz and Mo Salah have applauded, but the defence has

00:50been absolutely immaculate for the most part. Liverpool just aren't losing a real top goal

00:58keeper. They're losing a leader on the pitch, a leader in the dressing room and maybe someone

01:04who even puts a little bit of fear in the wrong way. But if you're going through on

01:10goal and you see Alisson looming upon you, you think, I'll have to think about this one

01:16a little bit more because he's a difficult goalkeeper to beat. Kareem Kelleher is an

01:21able deputy. We've seen it last season when Alisson was injured. He's a top keeper. Kelleher

01:27is probably a Premier League number one in his own right, but Liverpool have kept him

01:31around and I think he was a little bit peeved that maybe he was kept around because he just

01:36wanted to go and play first team football. But he's got another chance to stay a real

01:42claim and prove how good he is.

01:46And also on the injury list, Alexis McAllister. He's sort of become a fan favourite at Liverpool.

01:51So firstly, just a bit on his impact coming into this side. The fans are really taking

01:56to him well. And when can they expect to see him back on the pitch as well?

02:01Yeah, well, hopefully it's not a serious one. He obviously came off a hard time at Crystal

02:06Palace, went away with Argentina and was assessed there, missed their opening game against Venezuela.

02:14I think he's a little bit of a touching goal to play as we speak against Bolivia. But as

02:18you say, he is a real fan's favourite. Someone who has quietly gone about the business this

02:23season, playing in that double pivot. Some fans want to see him play a little bit higher

02:28up, but he just exudes confidence and Arnold Slot won't want to lose him, especially with

02:35Chelsea coming up. But maybe it's a little bit of a warning that his minutes maybe need

02:40to be managed a little bit more because he has played a lot in the early part of this

02:44campaign and maybe Arnold Slot will have to look at that and think, well, maybe we need

02:49to take him off about half an hour to go in some games if we're leading comfortably or

02:53for other games, start on the bench and go from there.

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