LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker is set to start Saturday against Nottingham Forest after missing the past eight games with a hamstring injury.
However, Florian Wirtz and Conor Bradley will be sidelined due to “muscle problems” caused by recent international duty, manager Arne Slott announced on Friday.
“So it’s far from ideal,” Slott said.
Alisson hasn’t played since. injure the hamstring On September 30, during the second half of the Champions League match against Galatasaray.
“Alison trained last week and this week, so if he does well today he will be able to play tomorrow as well,” Slott said.
Giorgi Mamadashvili replaced the Brazil international, who had been hit by injuries over the past two seasons. Last season, he missed more than two months from early October to mid-December with a hamstring problem.
Northern Ireland right-back Bradley is likely to be out for three weeks. Worts expensive german conning towercould return for Wednesday’s Champions League match against PSV Eindhoven.
Slott added that right-back Jeremy Frimpong is likely to be unavailable for the next two weeks.
“It’s going to be interesting to see who you guys want as your right-back,” Slott told reporters.
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