“we lost him go injury again,we can’t compete with Arsenal in this title race again”- Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp confirmed Liverpool have suffered another serious injury as Liverpool gives up in the title race with Arsenal

“we lost him go injury again,we can’t compete with Arsenal in this title race again”- Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp confirmed Liverpool have suffered another serious injury as Liverpool gives up in the title race with Arsenal

Jurgen Klopp confirms ‘serious’ injury as Liverpool dealt major Arsenal title race setback

Jurgen Klopp will be determined to get his hands on the Premier League in his final season at Liverpool but will be without the services of Alisson Becker in the battle with Arsenal and Man City

Jurgen Klopp gave an update on Alisson Becker, who has been out for the last two weeks with a thigh muscle problem. The 31-year-old goalkeeper was injured in training in Kirkby ahead of Liverpool’s clash with Brentford earlier this month.

The Reds boss had previously hinted that Alisson could return soon after the March international break, but his injury could be more serious than first thought. The Brazil international will miss his fifth consecutive game when Liverpool take on Nottingham Forest at the City Ground at the weekend.

Speaking to reporters ahead of the Reds’ trip to the East Midlands on Saturday afternoon, Klopp described Alisson’s injury as “quite serious”. Although he is expected to be absent from the pitch for some time, the German claimed that his top scorer could return before the end of the season.

“There is no real time frame, but it is a serious muscle injury,” Klopp said. “Different players recover differently. That’s mainly it. It’s not a short-term injury. It’s not like he’s going to be in the game next week or something.

“We will definitely have to wait a few more weeks for him. He’s working in the gym, not on the field, it’s a pretty serious injury, but not a season-ending injury.”

Leading Liverpool have just a two-point advantage over Arsenal ahead of this weekend’s Premier League match. Manchester City are in second place, one point better off than the Gunners.

In Alisson’s absence, Caoimhin Kelleher got the chance to impress between the posts. The 25-year-old did well and played a key role in Liverpool’s victory over Chelsea at Wembley in the Carabao Cup final.

Kelleher was briefly linked with a move away from Anfield in the January transfer window, but Klopp never intended to send the Irishman away. The Reds boss added: “It’s quite normal to talk to players who are ready. A midfield player in a position like Caiomhin would never come and ask and talk about these kind of prospects because he has 10 other positions.

“It’s a little bit different with a goalkeeper, but it never came to the point of talking about the fact that you have to stay and keep quiet. It was just a normal discussion about his future.

“The most important thing was that we had to help him in the next step of his development by playing more games. I looked at it the same way a player would. He has played a lot of games now, in the Europa League, the League Cup and also quite a few league games.

“You would have to ask him exactly what he thinks, but I think he would be quite happy now with the decision he made in the summer. There can’t be much difference between the first and second goalkeeper.

“There has to be quality in this position because the demands of football are simply too great to have a goalkeeper playing in all competitions for four years in a row now. A capable player would always tell you he can play, and goalkeepers are special players and will say that, but nobody can do that.

“That’s why we are very happy now. I didn’t go into [Kelleher’s future]. For me it was never a discussion, we talked about it, but for me there was no possibility for him to leave, so I didn’t care who was asking him.

“It had to be the right price to give us a chance to do something in a difficult market. It’s not like other goalkeepers moving from A to B for £15m or £20m, which is totally unrealistic and nonsensical as I understood it.”