Liverpool have suffered a major blow after Jurgen Klopp confirmed that goalkeeper Alisson Becker will miss the Champions League last-16 second leg with Atletico Madrid next week, along with this weekend’s Premier League match against Bournemouth.
Klopp revealed that the Brazilian goalkeeper picked up a hip injury in training before Tuesday night’s FA Cup defeat by Chelsea, which forced him to miss the trip to Stamford Bridge, and the news will mean that back-up Adrian will need to deputise for the foreseeable future.
Klopp initially ruled Alisson out of Sunday’s visit of relegation-threatened Bournemouth, but the German later clarified that he will also miss next Wednesday’s crucial European return with Atletico as Liverpool attempt to overturn a 1-0 deficit against the Spanish side.
“Unfortunately Ali is out,” said Jürgen Klopp at his pre-match press conference on Friday.
“He had a little incident in training before the Chelsea game. We all thought it was nothing and it was clear he would not play anyway, the plan was he was on the bench.
“There, we thought, ‘Come on, we don’t have to take any risks’ so left him out of the squad. (There was a) scan the next day and they found something. So now he is out. We will see next week for sure and then we will see.”
On the specific nature of the injury, the manager added: “Muscle, slight, in the hip region. A small muscle. You (the reporters) could all do your work still but a professional goalkeeper is slightly different. That’s the situation.”
