Overview

• Alisson suffered a thigh muscle injury during the Champions League loss at Galatasaray and was substituted after feeling a problem while sprinting back.
• Thursday scans, reported by the Daily Mail and cited by Sportbild, indicate an expected layoff of roughly six weeks.
• Slot confirmed the goalkeeper will not feature in Saturday’s Premier League match at Chelsea.
• Reports suggest the absence could extend to matches against Manchester United on October 19 and Real Madrid on November 4.
• Mamardashvili could make his Premier League debut in Alisson’s place, while forward Hugo Ekitiké is expected to be available for the Chelsea trip.