Games Alisson Becker could miss through injury as Arne Slot fears Liverpool absence

Liverpool goalkeeper limped through the mixed zone at Crystal Palace and while he couldn't say for sure how bad the muscle injury he picked up is, it .

"With Alisson it is clear he will be out for maybe a few weeks," told . "Maybe this is something the FA should look at — if you play Wednesday evening why do we have an early kick-off in an away game?

"Or they have to look at me and rotate all my players, maybe it is also bad luck, I don't know. The positive thing is that did really well last season when on loan. He was champion and won the cup. He wanted to play desperately. At this club, we need three good goalkeepers. He was outstanding today."

If is without Alisson until the next international break, which is what Slot hinted could be the case with his post-match interviews, that would mean him missing some huge matches. After a kind-ish start to life at , the Reds' new head coach is now set to see the fixture schedule ramp up a gear.

Chelsea comes to Merseyside in the first match back before there is a midweek trip to RB Leipzig in the and then a visit to . A double-header with Brighton follows (first in the Carabao Cup and then in the ) before Anfield games against Bayer Leverkusen and Aston Villa.

That takes us until the next set of international fixtures in November. Following that are matches against the likes of , , Newcastle United and Tottenham before the festive period. For now, though, we will have to wait and see what the extent of Alisson's injury issue is.

Liverpool.com says: Alisson does have a strange habit of picking up injuries. For a goalkeeper, he seems to get a lot of muscle issues. That is why it is so important to have a top-class number two, hence Kelleher staying this summer, a decision that is now set to pay off, and being signed for 2025.