Liverpool saw Alisson and Hugo Ekitike leave the pitch prematurely in the 1-0 loss vs Galatasaray and Arne Slot believes the former will not play against Chelsea on Saturday
Arne Slot has ruled Alisson out of Liverpool’s game vs Chelsea at the weekend(Image: OZAN KOSE/AFP)
Arne Slot says that Alisson ‘will not play’ for Liverpool against Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday after the Brazilian was forced off in the 1-0 loss vs Galatasaray through injury.
The Reds’ No 1 required treatment after bravely diving to deny Victor Osimhen a second goal just before the hour mark in Istanbul before he was replaced by Giorgi Mamardashvili. And Slot has already deemed that Alisson is highly unlikely to be ready to play at the weekend when the Premier League champions travel to London.
“It’s never positive if you go off like this,” Slot said when he was asked how Alisson was. “You can be sure he is not playing Saturday.”
Liverpool will be looking to bounce back at Stamford Bridge after losing consecutive games for just the second time during Slot’s tenure. Asked for his overall take on the performance and result, the Dutchman told Amazon Prime: “Again, disappointed. For me, this was a different performance on and off the ball [than Crystal Palace]. First half we played quite well and had a big chance to go 1-0 up.
“It is difficult to compare this situation to before. We are sometimes a bit out-smarted in situations like this and I cannot blame Dominik Szoboszlai for the situation. They make a 20% penalty a 100% penalty, which is very smart from them.
“We are not so far [off the level shown last season]. This is sometimes what the schedule can bring, Galatasaray is not a simple game. We now play Chelsea away, a difficult game.
“The margains are small and they were last season. For the second time in a row we are on the wrong side.
“I saw a lot of things in the first half, but the second half was much less. I don’t think in the second half there was a lot of playing time, their striker was on the floor four or five times. It was difficult to get momentum in the game.”