Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson out ‘for the next few weeks’ because of injury, confirms Klopp
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LIVERPOOL goalkeeper Alisson Becker will be out of action for the next few weeks because of injury, according to boss Jurgen Klopp.
The Reds stopper, 26, picked up a knock in the first-half of the season-opening win over Norwich on Friday.
Ex-West Ham star Adrian took over for the rest of the match and could now see plenty of action - including Wednesday's Super Cup final.
On Alisson's injury, Klopp said: “[It’s] Not too cool. It’s a calf injury which takes him obviously out for a while.
“I don’t want to make now [an] exact prognosis on when he will be back but it will not be Wednesday for sure, so now then we have to see.
"It takes a while, it takes a couple weeks for sure, and we have to see.
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“I saw already like ‘six weeks’ and stuff like this, but Ali was not a lot injured in his career so I would like to wait a little bit to see how he develops in that process now.
"But he is not in for the next few weeks.”
Initial reports claimed Alisson had torn his calf and faced eight weeks on the sidelines.
Meanwhile, it's said the Brazilian ace left Anfield in a wheelchair after pulling up following a goal-kick.
Alisson, who signed for Liverpool last summer and won the 2018-19 Premier League Golden Glove, thanked fans for supportive messages later that night.
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He tweeted: "Thank you for all the messages! Will be back as soon as possible and stronger!"
Alisson was a key figure in the Liverpool XI who won the Champions League and came within a point of champions Manchester City in the Premier League.
Free summer signing Adrian will now start between the sticks for the Reds, with youngster Caoimhin Kelleher expected to be on the bench for the next few weeks.