Trent Alexander Arnold is planning to scan the blow of his latest injury in hopes that Xabi Alonso may not be as serious as it was initially thought. The former Liverpool defender was replaced just five minutes after the new club’s Real Madrid Champions League debut. Larrygan was facing Marseille on Tuesday evening when Alexander Arnold felt the left hamstring during the opening phase.
This made Alonso an early replacement, withdrew the summer acquisition and introduced veteran Dani Carbajal as his replacement. Liverpool will be welcomed to Anfield in the fourth round of the league phase match set on Tuesday, November 4th.
Thus, this fresh injury concern raises doubts about the 26-year-old’s childhood homecoming to the club. Ross Blancos is currently arranging Alexander Arnold scans for hamstring issues to assess complete damage.
This follows Alonso’s comments on the journalists after the match.
Nevertheless, the real boss suggested that England International would be quickly removed from the club’s weekend La Liga Liga encounter against Espanyol. “We have to be creative to find solutions,” he continued.
“(Raul) Asensio is doing well. (Eduardo) Camabinga and Jude (Bellingham) are back and will be able to play on Saturday.”
This represents the development that Liverpool must monitor ahead of the Champions League clash with the winners of the 15 European Cup six weeks later. Real Madrid could face a difficult outlook if they weren’t without Alexander Arnold until after the Liverpool game.
This is because Dani Carballard received a straight red card in a match against Marseille.
The 33-year-old was sent in the 69th minute following a VAR review to head over Marseille goalkeeper Gueronimo Ruri during the conflict. UEFA’s Disciplinary Committee may have grounds for imposing an extended suspension on fullbacks that could last until Anfield collides in November.
This puts manager Alonso in charge of the challenging task of devising a “creative” strategy to counteract the Liverpool threat to its wings.
