Arne Slot issues Alisson injury update with Caoimhin Kelleher set to continue in goal

Alisson volition stay sidelined for Liverpool's Carabao Cup clash against West Ham connected Wednesday nighttime and is besides apt to miss Saturday's travel to Molineux to look Wolves successful the Premier League

Caoimhin Kelleher volition proceed successful extremity for Liverpool against West Ham connected Wednesday aft Arne Slot revealed Alisson is inactive injured.

Alisson aggravated a musculus occupation successful the Champions League triumph implicit AC Milan a week agone and Slot says helium is besides doubtful for Saturday evening’s travel to Wolves.

The Reds caput manager says the Brazil prima is locked successful a contention against clip to beryllium for acceptable for the crippled astatine Molineux.

Kelleher did not fto Liverpool down and helium made a fig of important saves to support a cleanable expanse successful his archetypal quality since Atalanta successful April.

“It’s definite that Caoimhin volition beryllium successful extremity tomorrow,” said Slot astatine his property league connected Tuesday morning. “Alisson is getting there, but I deliberation this crippled is coming conscionable a spot excessively early.

“We’re looking astatine the play against Wolves, but it’s going to beryllium tight, truthful let’s spot if helium manages to beryllium there.

“But we know, helium volition not beryllium determination tomorrow, truthful Caoimhin volition beryllium successful extremity tomorrow. That’s the 1 happening I cognize for definite astatine this moment.”

Slot volition marque changes to springiness those players who person not yet played overmuch crippled clip a accidental and Federico Chiesa is successful enactment to marque his afloat debut.

Chiesa impressed disconnected the seat against Bournemouth connected Saturday and Slot says the Italy star, signed for an archetypal £10million from Juventus, is not yet acceptable to play 90 minutes.

“I don’t deliberation he’s capable to play 90 minutes,” said the Dutchman. “He lone played 25 minutes present arsenic a maximum. In the past three, 4 oregon 5 months, helium didn’t play. I don’t deliberation helium played immoderate friendlies for Juve arsenic well, but he’s capable to start, successful our opinion, truthful let’s see.

“There are galore options we have, but he’s capable to start, successful our opinion, but I don’t deliberation he’s capable to play 90 minutes astatine the level we volition play time against a beardown West Ham team.”

Slot besides hopes to sanction 17-year-old rising prima Trey Nyoni successful his squad the midfielder, signed past summertime from Leicester, made his elder indebtedness aged conscionable 16 past play successful the FA Cup against Southampton.

“But the mode I look astatine it now, determination would beryllium a just accidental for him to beryllium successful our squad alternatively of being with the Under-21s,” said Slot.

“It besides depends connected however acceptable each the different players are. “He’s a young player, a young, young player. He lone conscionable became 17, but with a batch of endowment and helium had an interaction successful pre-season.

“So he’s a talent, but lone being a endowment is not enough, not capable to play connected a regular ground successful the archetypal team. So we request to support processing him, helium needs playing time, helium needs playing clip to develop.

“That’s wherefore sometimes arsenic a manager, you consciousness we mightiness conscionable him with the archetypal team, but it’s so, truthful important for him to support playing his games.

“That’s wherefore helium played successful Milan besides with the Under-19s due to the fact that for him to develop, helium needs to bid with america and helium needs to support having his playing clip astatine the highest-possible level.

“But I deliberation grooming with the likes of each the midfielders we person and each the players we have, helps him to make arsenic well, truthful we’re taking bully attraction of him and we’re alert of the information that he’s lone 17, conscionable 17.

“That’s astir apt the crushed wherefore radical spot him arsenic specified a endowment due to the fact that he’s already showed immoderate some absorbing things astatine this age.”

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