Arne Slot provides Trent Alexander-Arnold injury update ahead of Tottenham clash

Liverpool brag Arne Slot has provided an wounded update connected cardinal defender Trent Alexander-Arnold up of Thursday’s clash with Tottenham.

The Reds host Spurs astatine Anfield for the 2nd leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final, with Ange Postecoglou’s broadside presently 1-0 up connected aggregate.

Liverpool caput manager Slot has confirmed Alexander-Arnold volition miss the lucifer against Spurs – and says ‘we person to see’ if helium volition beryllium acceptable to marque his instrumentality connected Sunday against Plymouth successful the 4th circular of the FA Cup.

Alexander-Arnold limped disconnected successful Liverpool’s past Premier League crippled with a limb injury arsenic the Reds won 2-0 astatine AFC Bournemouth, with their adjacent top-flight fixture connected January 12, which is simply a Merseyside derby against Everton.

Quizzed astir Alexander-Arnold successful his pre-match property conference, Slot said: ‘He is going to miss the crippled time [against Tottenham].

‘Then we person to spot if helium is capable to play connected Sunday [against Plymouth], but what we bash cognize is that helium is not disposable for tomorrow.

‘You saw that helium near the transportation [against Bournemouth] with a spot of symptom successful his leg, that’s wherefore helium misses the crippled tomorrow.

‘But he’s already connected the pitch, not with the team, but with the rehab coach. Let’s spot however agelong it volition take, but he’s not going to beryllium disposable tomorrow.’

Meanwhile, Slot has called connected the English shot authorities to grow matchday squads to 23 players.

‘We are present successful a state wherever we play the astir games,’ the Dutchman added.

‘Especially the likes of Aston Villa, Chelsea, Arsenal, america – each the ones playing successful Europe and we person the League Cup and the FA Cup.

‘I don’t recognize wherefore we don’t spell to 23 due to the fact that successful this country, we play the astir games everyplace astir the satellite and we lone person 20 players we tin instrumentality to the game.

‘It’s not for the crippled [itself], due to the fact that 9 substitutes is much than enough, but to support the dressing country going.’

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