The obvious second Trent Alexander-Arnold picked up his knee harm
- The defender appeared to get injured in a one-on-one with Gabriel Martinelli
- He put the cross in for Liverpool to attain the primary purpose of the 2-0 win on Sunday
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It seems that Trent Alexander-Arnold picked up the knee harm that may maintain him out for ‘a number of weeks’ with over 20 minutes remaining of Liverpool‘s recreation in opposition to Arsenal.
Reds assistant supervisor Pep Ljinders revealed on Tuesday that his vice-captain could be absent for a time frame after getting injured in Liverpool’s 2-0 win on Sunday.
The information comes as an enormous blow to the Premier League leaders, who’re already set to be with out key man Mohamed Salah for quite a lot of weeks attributable to his participation on the African Cup of Nations.
Footage has surfaced, in the meantime, of the second Alexander-Arnold appeared to choose up the knock, with the 25-year-old seemingly getting injured in a duel with Gabriel Martinelli.
That occurred within the 68th minute of the sport, with Alexander-Arnold seeing out the remained of the match regardless of having suffered the blow.
The second Trent Alexander-Arnold picked up the harm that may maintain him out for ‘a number of weeks’ has seemingly been revealed
He appeared to harm his knee throughout a duel with Gabriel Martinelli (not pictured) with greater than 20 minutes of the sport remaining
Alexander-Arnold (left) started limping after being crushed by Martinelli, earlier than hobbling again onto the pitch
Alexander-Arnold, who put within the cross that Jakub Kiwior headed into his personal purpose for the opener, was crushed down the left facet of assault by Martinelli simply because the harm occurred, with it unclear if he picked up the harm within the one-on-one.
He appeared to take a number of steps after the Brazilian had received spherical him earlier than feeling the ache, remaining off the pitch for a number of seconds as Liverpool re-gained the ball.
He limped again onto the sphere of play however was clearly in some discomfort, and he was crushed by Martinelli once more moments later.
The defender could possibly be notably seen limping at full time and it has now been confirmed he might be out of motion for a brief time frame.
The defender performed the rest of the sport, placing within the cross that led to Liverpool’s first purpose
The information is an enormous blow to the Reds, who will already be with out key man Mohamed Salah (proper) for a number of weeks attributable to his participation on the African Cup of Nations
‘First of all, some not-that-good information, Trent hyperextended his knee over the past recreation,’ Ljinders mentioned in his press convention earlier than Liverpool’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg in opposition to Fulham on Wednesday.
‘So he has a bit of tear within the lateral ligament of his knee and he’ll want time to get well. He had a scan and he might be out for a number of weeks, so let’s have a look at after that.
‘He will get some relaxation after which hopefully he can come again to the place he was. Because this man was decisive in all of the video games and was the one who created consistently for us from deep and gave the workforce a excessive stage of flexibility. We will actually miss him.’
