Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has been ruled out for “probably three weeks” with a knee injury, according to assistant manager Pep Ljinders.
The 25-year-old England international sustained an injury during Sunday’s 2-0 FA Cup third-round victory over Arsenal.
“Trent hyperextended his knee, so he has a little tear in the lateral ligament of his knee,” said Lijnders.
“He had a scan. He will be out for, probably, three weeks. It’s a big blow. We will really miss him.”
Lijnders added, “We will have to find new dynamics without him because he made our game flexible. Even in bad spells, he was the one putting the balls where we needed the difference.
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“He will get some rest, and then hopefully he can come back to where he was. Because this guy was decisive in all the games and was the one who created constantly for us from deep.”
Trent Alexander-Arnold is the 10th Liverpool player out during a busy January:
Fulham, EFL Cup SF (H)
Bournemouth (A)
Fulham, EFL Cup SF (A)
FA Cup 4th round
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Liverpool, who now lead the Premier League by three points, will face Fulham on Wednesday in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semifinal.
They play their Premier League match against Bournemouth on January 21 and Fulham on January 24 for the second leg
They face Bournemouth in the Premier League on January 21 and play the second leg against Fulham on January 24.
They play Chelsea in the league on January 31st, after hosting Norwich or Bristol Rovers in the FA Cup fourth round the weekend of January 27th.
Alexander-Arnold, who became the team’s vice captain in the summer, scored two goals for Liverpool this season in 25 outings across all competitions.