Football news: Slot casts doubt on Alisson’s future; Livramento blow for Howe

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Newcastle’s manager is awaiting the results of a second scan on an injury his England full-back picked up against Bournemouth that could jeopardise the defender’s hopes of being part of Thomas Tuchel’s World Cup squad.“We will wait and see whether Tino plays again this season,” said Howe, who revealed that Anthony Gordon would miss Saturday’s trip to Arsenal with hip trouble. Branthwaite’s latest injury troubles MoyesDavid Moyes has said Everton are worried about Jarrad Branthwaite’s hamstring problems after the defender was ruled out for the rest of the season with the injury he sustained against Liverpool.Branthwaite’s slim hopes of gatecrashing England’s World Cup squad are also over having been taken off on a stretcher in tears in the 87th minute of the derby defeat.

While the latest setback is to a different area and he does not need an operation, Moyes admits Branthwaite’s record is a concern.The Everton manager, who expects the centre-half to be fit for the start of next season, said: “Jarrad is feeling much better because he’s realised it isn’t an injury to the same area as the hamstring operation, it’s in a different spot. We feel for him because he played really well in the game.“I hope it’s not [a risk in the future].

I don’t want to say it’s growing pains because it’s far from that, he’s a grown man now, but I think he’s still learning more about himself and what he does. It’s always a special game due to respect and love that you have from former clubs.