{"id":53701,"date":"2025-09-30T22:33:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T22:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/53701\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T22:33:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T22:33:06","slug":"alisson-ruled-out-vs-chelsea-as-arne-slot-speaks-on-hugo-ekitike-injury-liverpool-fc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/53701\/","title":{"rendered":"Alisson ruled out vs. Chelsea as Arne Slot speaks on Hugo Ekitike injury – Liverpool FC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alisson<\/a> and Hugo Ekitike<\/a> were both forced off with injury during Liverpool\u2019s defeat to Galatasaray, and Arne Slot<\/a> has provided a brief update on the pair.<\/p>\n

The Brazilian, not for the first time, kept Liverpool in the match with important stops to deny the home side from extending their advantage and save his teammate\u2019s blushes.<\/p>\n

As has, unfortunately, been the case throughout his career, injury struck again when coming out of his goal to stop Victor Osimhen\u2019s effort after Ibrahima Konate<\/a>\u2018s mistake.<\/p>\n

He instantly put his hand in the air to call for attention after the save, and Giorgi Mamardashvili<\/a> was subsequently introduced for only his second competitive appearance for the club.<\/p>\n

Ekitike, meanwhile, pulled up after stretching for a pass and was immediately replaced in what was another sucker punch on a night to forget for Liverpool.<\/p>\n

Slot offered a brief update after the match to Prime, ruling Alisson<\/a> out of the next match: \u201cIt\u2019s never positive if you go off like this, so you can be sure he is not playing on Saturday. <\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s wait how long it\u2019s going to take [to return]. He\u2019s definitely not going to play on Saturday.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for Ekitike, Slot was left to hope he is \u201cnot in a bad way\u201d after feeling \u201csomething when he reached for the ball,\u201d seemingly his hamstring, in what was his sixth start of the season.<\/p>\n

The Athletic\u2019s James Pearce reported<\/a> that Ekitike was \u201cconfident he only had cramp in his hamstring rather than anything more serious.\u201d<\/p>\n

Liverpool travel to Chelsea<\/a> on Saturday in their final game before the international break, with seven games in 22 days to come on their return.<\/p>\n

Alisson\u2019s troublesome injury record<\/p>\n

\"ISTANBUL,<\/p>\n

Alisson<\/a> missed 15 games last season due to injury for a combination of hamstring and thigh issues, plus a concussion while on international duty.<\/p>\n

Over the previous six seasons, Alisson<\/a> has missed a total of 55 games for Liverpool due to injuries and illness, a startling number for a No. 1.<\/p>\n

It is the worst record of any goalkeeper in the Premier League<\/a>, and Slot spoke last season of how Liverpool staff had been \u201clooking into\u201d his history with injuries.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are looking into it, what could be the reason. One of the things we all know is if you had one then the chances of getting another one always go up,\u201d he said last October.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve tried to be really careful with him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mamardashvili will, therefore, make his Premier League<\/a> debut on Saturday after playing 34 minutes in Istanbul.<\/p>\n

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