If Liverpool are to e-book their place in a 3rd Carabao Cup last in 4 years tomorrow night time, they’ll have to take action with out Trent Alexander-Arnold.
The Reds’ vice-captain went off with a thigh damage in the course of the win over Bournemouth final weekend, though Paul Joyce subsequently provided reassurance that the problem will sideline the 26-year-old for ‘days reasonably than weeks’.
Nevertheless, the second leg of the cup semi-final towards Tottenham will come a bit too quickly for the England worldwide to return to motion.
Trent dominated out of Tottenham conflict on account of damage
The primary query that Arne Slot was requested on this morning’s pre-match press convention was whether or not Trent can be match sufficient to characteristic tomorrow night time, a situation that the Liverpool head coach instantly dominated out.
The 46-year-old outlined (by way of Liverpool Echo): “He’s going to overlook tomorrow and we now have to see if he can play Sunday, however he isn’t out there tomorrow. I believe you noticed he left the pitch with a little bit of a ache in his leg, so that’s the reason he misses tomorrow. He’s already on the pitch with the rehab coach, so let’s see how lengthy it takes.”
Trent damage isn’t welcome, however it may’ve been far worse for Liverpool
Liverpool’s activity of overturning the 1-0 deficit from the primary leg will clearly be made a bit harder with out Trent to name upon, however the truth that Slot hasn’t discounted the potential of him that includes towards Plymouth Argyle on the weekend bodes nicely for a restoration in time for the Merseyside derby subsequent Wednesday.
After all we don’t need to see our vice-captain – or any Reds participant – being sidelined with damage, however there’s comfort to be present in that it’s prone to solely be a quick setback, and that it comes at a time when there’s an 11-day hole between Premier League fixtures.
We even have a greater than succesful deputy to step up in Conor Bradley, and though the 21-year-old was culpable for certainly one of PSV Eindhoven’s targets towards us final week – within the eyes of the LFC head coach – he’s proven that he will be trusted at right-back each time our quantity 66 isn’t out there, or in want of a relaxation.
The Northern Eire teen will very possible be retained for the FA Cup conflict on Sunday even when Trent is match sufficient to characteristic by then, with the England worldwide most likely held in reserve till the pivotal conflict away to Everton in per week’s time.
