Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has admitted that his team had to pay a huge price in the course of winning their opening match of the Premier League 2019-20. He has confirmed that Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has indeed suffered a serious calf injury.
On Friday night, when Liverpool thrashed Norwich City 4-1, Alisson had to leave the pitch midway as he appeared to be in discomfort when he was about to take a goal kick. He was promptly replaced by the reserve goalie Adrian who had joined the Red from West Ham earlier in the week.
At the post-match press conference, Klopp ruled him out of Liverpool’s Super Cup encounter against Chelsea on Wednesday stating that he is not expected to regain fitness until then.
“It’s a calf injury,” the German strategist confirmed, saying the keeper “felt as if something hit him from the back. He won’t be ready for Wednesday, I can say that already. It is not good but we will find a solution and move on,” he added.
He also admitted that they are in fact short of keepers despite the signing of Adrian since their third keeping option, Caoimhin Kelleher, is also recovering from an injury.
“Caoimhin is back in training but he’s not 100 per cent, we have to see what happens,” he said.
However, Klopp was in praise for Adrian who donned the goalkeeping gloves post-Becker’s injury.
“He (Adrian) is a very confident guy. He came in and I don’t think he wanted to only sit on the bench for the next couple of years. He made himself ready… you want to have somebody who played the league, who is experienced. He’s 32, he’s a calm guy, good with his feet. So a lot of good things,” he concluded.