Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold faces two weeks out with knee injury
Written by News on 16/01/2019
Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold is likely to be out for at least two weeks with a knee injury, Sky Sports News understands.
The England full-back hurt his knee in the warm-up ahead of last weekend’s 1-0 win at Brighton but played the full 90 minutes, only for the ligament damage to have become apparent after the match.
It is understood surgery is not required and the 20-year-old’s return date is down to healing time, but Liverpool will not take any chances and are closely monitoring the player’s fitness.
Georginio Wijnaldum is a doubt to face Crystal Palace at Anfield on Saturday after also taking a knock to his knee and will be assessed on a day-to-day basis.
Joe Gomez is still working his way back to fitness after a broken foot and right-back Nathaniel Clyne has been loaned to Bournemouth earlier this month, leaving manager Jurgen Klopp short of options at full-back.
Midfielder Fabinho played centre-back for Liverpool’s win over Brighton because Gomez, Joel Matip and Dejan Lovren are not fully fit.
Matip was an unused substitute at the Amex Stadium after recovering from a broken collarbone, while Gomez has yet to return to full training.
Rafael Camacho, 18, made his first-team debut at right-back in the FA Cup defeat at Wolves and is likely to be on the bench again.
Fellow academy player Ki-Jana Hoever also made his debut at Wolves at centre-back, the 16-year-old becoming the third-youngest player in the club’s history.
The Netherlands youth international was since sent off in Liverpool under-23’s 1-1 draw with Brighton in Premier League 2 competition.
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