Alexander-Arnold out for three weeks with knee injury

Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold has picked up a knee injury that will keep him out for probably three weeks, says assistant manager Pepijn Lijnders.

The 25-year-old England international, who has played in all 18 Premier League appearances for Liverpool this season, suffered the injury during Sunday’s 2-0 FA Cup third-round win at Arsenal.

“Trent hyperextended his knee. So he has a little tear in the lateral ligament of his knee and he will need time to recover,” Lijnders said.

“He had a scan. He will be out for probably three weeks. It’s a big blow. We will really miss him.”

Lijnders added: “We will have to find new dynamics without him because he made our game flexible. Even in bad spells, he was the one putting the balls where we needed the difference.

“He will get some rest and then hopefully he can come back to where he was. Because this guy was decisive in all the games and was the one who created constantly for us from deep.”

Liverpool are three points clear at the top of the Premier League and host Fulham in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg on Wednesday.

They face Bournemouth in the Premier League on 21 January and play the second leg against Fulham on 24 January.

They meet Norwich or Bristol Rovers in the FA Cup fourth round on the weekend of 27 January before hosting Chelsea in the league on 31 January.

Story By: Princeton Wiredu