'Probably': Luis Garcia makes claim about Alisson injury as Arne Slot rules goalkeeper out of Chelsea clash

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Liverpool suffered a really poor night in Istanbul as they fell to a 1-0 defeat against Galatasaray.The Reds could not get going in the Champions League, with a Victor Osimhen penalty enough to see them off on matchday two.Arne Slot has now led Liverpool to consecutive losses, and to make matters worse, Alisson Becker was forced off with an injury on Tuesday night.Hugo Ekitike appeared to pick up a hamstring injury as well, and Liverpool now face a nervous wait to see how much football the Frenchman may miss.For Alisson, the sight of him missing football matches for Liverpool is not a new sensation. The Brazilian has picked up lengthy injuries in each of the past two seasons.And as he prepares for another spell on the sidelines, former Liverpool player Luis Garcia has suggested what may happen in Alisson’s absence.Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty ImagesLuis Garcia predicts Alisson could miss ‘a while’The incident which led to Alisson’s injury looked innocuous enough.

The 32-year-old made a good save from Osimhen, but knew straight away he had a problem.As he walked off, it was hard to ascertain exactly what Alisson had done, but Garcia predicted that he could miss a little while.READ MORE: Clarence Seedorf explains the worst thing he saw about Liverpool against Galatasaray“Probably if he’s out because of a muscle injury he’s going to be out for a little while,” the Spaniard told Amazon Prime Sport.Garcia also went on to suggest that Alisson’s absence could actually be a double blow for Liverpool, with Giorgi Mamardashvili yet another new player being forced to get to grips with a dysfunctional team.It goes from bad to worse for Liverpool 😨Alisson is forced off through injury & is replaced by Giorgi Mamardashvilifor his UCL debut 🔴 pic.twitter.com/e37K27zy00— Amazon Prime Video Sport (@primevideosport) September 30, 2025 View Tweet “Mamardashvili has to step up,” he said. “He’s been proven, we know his quality and he’ll get his opportunity, but it’s another player you’re going to have to put in to understand the kind of football Liverpool are playing”Arne Slot rules Alisson out for Chelsea If Alisson’s recent injury history is anything to go by, the Brazil international could miss a significant chunk of Liverpool’s next fixtures.What is certain is that Alisson will miss Saturday’s match with Chelsea.

When asked about his goalkeeper by Amazon post game, Slot confirmed as much.“It’s never positive if you go off like this,” said the Liverpool head coach.“You can be sure that he’s not playing on Saturday, and we’ll see how long it’ll take.”From bad to worse for Liverpool, on a night which will become much harder to put to bed following injury to such a key player.