Trent Alexander-Arnold will miss the Carabao Cup final of Sunday against Newcastle, but no serious damage has been suffered and it is hoped that he can still play again this season.
The right side crashed on Tuesday in the Champions League exit to Paris Saint-Germain with an ankle injury and underwent scans today.
Given that the Alexander-Arnold lasted almost four minutes to walk from the other side of the field to the tunnel, it looked ominously for him and his involvement in the cup final would be seen as a small miracle.
This also gives a headache to the boss of New England Thomas Tuchel, who mentions his first team on Friday.
A few injuries can look worse than they initially appear, because they are difficult to walk away, so that it can settle quickly and be better than a lot of fear.
But the fact that Alexander-Arnold went straight through the tunnel did not make a beautiful sight for Reds fans.
It was feared that he had also sustained a knee injury in the fall, but it seems that this has been avoided.
Although it is too early to put a timetable on its recovery, it seems that the injury is not as bad as some are worried.
Ibrahima Konate is now expected to be fit for the final of Sunday after he has been replaced by fatigue.
Jarell Quansah will immediately fill back as Alexander-Arnold Miss Out, with the usual backup conor bradley injured.
Alexander -Arnold's injury comes in the midst of uncertainty about his future in Anfield – with his current contract that will expire this summer.
He is one of the three important players who have written new conditions with the club after the end of the season, together with Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk.
A rare low point this season, Slot could not help it, but when a reporter asked him with the same recurring question about the future of Mo Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold while he continued to be defeat.
“It's creative to come up with the contract situation,” he said. “That's the last thing I think about.
“Liverpool showed itself and hopefully they will be more lucky next year.”
This year's contracts of Salah, Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold have been a fascinating subplot of the success of Liverpool, all three of this summer.
With the trio that the spine of the Liverpool team represents – the leader, the Talisman and the maker – Reds -fans have waited for at least one of them to write a new deal.
However, nothing important has been heard of the official channels of Liverpool about this.
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