Alexis Mac Allister has given Liverpool trigger for concern after choosing up an adductor harm whereas on worldwide obligation with Argentina.
The 25-year-old has began all three of the Reds’ Premier League video games in 2024/25, taking part in a starring function alongside Dominik Szoboszlai and Ryan Gravenberch to assist new head coach Arne Slot to an ideal begin.
Mac Allister was notably spectacular within the 3-0 win over rivals Manchester United at Outdated Trafford, taking part in a vital function for the third objective after stealing the ball away from Kobbie Mainoo in midfield. Liverpool went on to feed the ball to Mohamed Salah, who put the sport out of sight to increase his unimaginable goalscoring report at United.
The worldwide break maybe got here at an unwelcome time for Slot and his facet, given their momentum, and the sight of Mac Allister going off injured throughout Argentine’s World Cup qualifying win over Chile – a match he additionally scored in – may have been an apparent trigger for concern.
Argentine publication TYC Sports activities state that Mac Allister is struggling with discomfort in his adductor muscle, along with his coaching regime altered to present him an out of doors likelihood of that includes in opposition to Colombia on Tuesday.
It is unclear whether or not or not Mac Allister will likely be risked at this stage, however given the sport is one other World Cup qualifier for Argentina, supervisor Lionel Scaloni could choose to play the previous Brighton & Hove Albion playmaker to present his workforce the very best likelihood of profitable.
Liverpool’s subsequent Premier League sport is in opposition to Nottingham Forest, who’ve additionally made an unbeaten begin to the season however have received simply certainly one of their three video games.
Consideration then turns in direction of the reformatted UEFA Champions League for the primary time, with Liverpool’s league part marketing campaign kicking off with a tricky-looking sport away at Italian giants AC Milan.
Actual Madrid, RB Leipzig and Xabi Alonso-managed Bayer Leverkusen are additionally on the menu within the upcoming weeks and months, in what needs to be an actual check of Liverpool’s progress beneath Slot.
