Jurgen Klopp has revealed that Trent Alexander-Arnold was introduced off at half-time in Liverpool’s 3-1 win over Burnley attributable to a recurring knee harm.
There was shock when Alexander-Arnold didn’t return for the second half at Anfield, with Harvey Elliott changing him and Curtis Jones shifting to right-back.
Elliott proved the game-changer for Liverpool, with assists for Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez to make it 3-1, however concern remained over the vice-captain.
Already confirmed to have been withdrawn as a precaution attributable to harm – having broken his knee ligaments a month in the past – Klopp gave an replace on Alexander-Arnold after full-time.
“Identical space within the knee. Nothing actually dangerous however he felt it once more,” he advised Sky Sports activities.
“We’ve to see. We have been made conscious of it so thought ‘what can we do?’, then Trent mentioned ‘no, it’s tremendous’.
“But it surely’s not as he feels it, so we needed to be cautious.”
Within the context of the victory, Klopp added: “It was the proper afternoon – in addition to the Trent factor, clearly.”
It might be argued that Alexander-Arnold appeared to have been rushed again because of the ongoing absence of Conor Bradley, which can have had a knock-on impact.
Throughout his pre-match press convention, Klopp revealed that Bradley was more likely to rejoin coaching subsequent week, however as he’s at present on compassionate go away, there aren’t any ensures.
If Alexander-Arnold is out for the journey to Brentford, it could be Joe Gomez who steps in at right-back – although he missed the Burnley recreation attributable to sickness.
Mo Salah, Alisson, Dominik Szoboszlai, Thiago, Conor Bradley, Joel Matip, Stefan Bajcetic and Ben Doak additionally missed the conflict with varied brief and long-term points.
