Arne Slot has eased concerns over Hugo Ekitike’s injury but admits Alisson Becker faces a race against time to be fit for Liverpool’s Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain.
Alisson missed the 2-1 defeat at Brighton due to a hamstring issue, which also forced him to withdraw from the Brazil squad.
The goalkeeper has struggled with similar injuries recently and had already sat out the first leg against Galatasaray after picking up a problem in training.
There were further worries when Ekitike limped off inside 10 minutes at the Amex Stadium following a challenge from former Liverpool midfielder James Milner, but Slot has suggested the issue is not as serious as first feared.
In his post-match press conference, head coach Slot said: “Alisson will definitely be out during the international break and let’s see afterwards.
“Hugo, I think he could play tomorrow if he needed to. It was a dead leg, as you call it here I think.
“Brighton did what we expected. If you face a team that has only had 62 hours of rest and the first thing you do is make it an intense game, play the first duels, play tough duels – nothing wrong with the duels, by the way – but unfortunately it was a collision and that led to Hugo going out.”
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