Liverpool have suffered a major blow ahead of the Carabao Cup final with Trent Alexander-Arnold looking set to miss the clash with Newcastle at Wembley. The England right-back limped off in the second half of normal time as the Reds were eliminated from the Champions League last 16 in agonising fashion on penalties by Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield on Tuesday night, having hurt himself making a challenge near the byline. Alexander-Arnold received treatment on the pitch but could not continue and was replaced by Jarell Quansah, with Liverpool then receiving another huge defensive setback in extra time against PSG as Ibrahima Konate went down twice in quick succession before hobbling off himself as Wataru Endo was summoned from the bench.
And while Konate should be available for the Carabao Cup final after Arne Slot revealed that he thought the Frenchman was just suffering from tiredness, runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool are very likely to be without Alexander-Arnold as they bid to claim their first silverware of the season on Sunday. “I have to ask but for me Ibou was more that he was tired than it was an injury. With Trent, he had to come off.
That’s never a good sign,” Slot said at his post-match press conference. “And from what I heard from people that saw the images or how he got injured, that didn’t look very good. So I would be surprised if he is available for Sunday.
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