Liverpool injury update ahead of Atletico Madrid clash

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Liverpool have a relatively clean bill of health heading into the clash with Atletico Madrid at Anfield on Wednesday evening.

The same cannot be said for Atletico Madrid, who have no Julian Alvarez to call upon as well as four other players missing through injury. 

Mac Allister suffered a heavy challenge from Burnley’s Lesley Ugochukwu early in the first half, receiving the full force of the tackle on his ankle and limping after the incident.

Although he pressed on for the remainder of the period, manager Arne Slot withdrew him at halftime – partly due to the tackle’s impact and partly to manage his post-international workload.

Alisson reassured fans post-match, confirming there is “nothing’s wrong” with the Argentine and that he simply felt “a bit of pain”.

Meanwhile, Curtis Jones was absent from the Burnley squad after picking up a knock in the 1–0 victory over Arsenal before the international break.

While the exact nature of his injury is not know, Arne Slot has now provided an update on the status of the causalities.

Speaking in his pre-Atletico Madrid press conference, the Dutchman has reaffirmed that Curtis Jones is still not fit to feature against Atletico Madrid:

“We have four very good midfielders fit, Endo, Mac Allister, Gravenberch and Szoboszlai, and Curtis isn’t fit.”

“But we have Frimpong and Conor Bradley [both fit] at right-back.”

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