Liverpool have received a major boost with the news that Andy Robertson avoided serious injury in Scotland’s friendly defeat to Northern Ireland.
Scan results on his ankle showed no bone or ligament damage and the left-back, who limped off late in the first half at Hampden Park on Tuesday, is expected to be sidelined for days rather than weeks.
Advertisement
Robertson is a doubt for Liverpool’s home Premier League clash with Brighton on Sunday but if he misses that game he should be back in contention for next Thursday’s visit of Sheffield United.
Vice-captain Trent Alexander-Arnold, who hasn’t played since February 10 due to a knee injury, has been stepping up his rehab during the international break but he’s not yet ready to resume team training.
The England international is around a fortnight away from making his comeback. Liverpool will continue to adopt a cautious approach with him after he came back too early from a previous ligament problem in late January and broke down again.
At this stage Alexander-Arnold is targeting either the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final against Atalanta on April 11 or the league game against Crystal Palace three days later.
Goalkeeper Alisson, who has been out with a hamstring injury since early February, is also eyeing mid-April for his return.
Robertson has made just 15 appearances in the league this season, missing 13 matches after dislocating his shoulder while on international duty against Spain in October.
Greece international Konstantinos Tsimikas deputised at left-back during Robertson’s absence before the Scot made his playing return as a second-half substitute in Liverpool’s 4-1 win over Chelsea on January 31.
Robertson’s most recent start for his club came in the 4-3 defeat to Manchester United in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.
GO DEEPER
Liverpool need to fix their ‘Big Six’ blind spot - this is how they can do it
(Nick Taylor/Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
