Liverpool have really endured a big influence prematurely of the Carabao Cup final with Trent Alexander-Arnold wanting readied to overlook out on the encounter Newcastle at Wembley.
The England right-back hopped off within the 2nd fifty % of normal time because the Reds have been faraway from the Champions League final 16 in agonising model on fines by Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield on Tuesday night, having really injured himself making a problem close to the byline.
Alexander-Arnold acquired remedy on the pitch but may not proceed and was modified by Jarell Quansah, with Liverpool after that getting an extra substantial protecting downside in added time versus PSG as Ibrahima Konate dropped two occasions in quick sequence previous to hindering off himself as Wataru Endo was mobilized from the bench.
And whereas Konate should be available for the Carabao Cup final after Arne Slot disclosed that he believed the Frenchman was merely battling fatigue, runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool are most certainly to be with out Alexander-Arnold as they bid to say their preliminary cutlery of the interval on Sunday.
“I have to ask but for me Ibou was more that he was tired than it was an injury. With Trent, he had to come off. That’s never a good sign,” Slot claimed at his post-match interview.
“And from what I heard from people that saw the images or how he got injured, that didn’t look very good. So I would be surprised if he is available for Sunday.”
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