Liverpool's worst injury fears avoided as summer signing set for spell on sidelines

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Wright was taken off on a stretcher after hurting his knee just 12 minutes into Liverpool's Uefa Youth League game against Atletico Madrid on September 17. Liverpool Under-21s boss Rob Page addressed Wright's injury, saying: "No surgery, but it's going to be a couple of months.

It wasn't the main ligament he's damaged, it was the one on the inside, so it is not as bad as we first thought." Meanwhile, at first-team level, Hugo Ekitike's injury may not be as bad as first feared, as he has been included in the France squad for Les Bleus' upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Azerbaijan and Iceland. Ekitike came off during the second half of Liverpool's game against Galatasaray on Tuesday with an apparent muscle problem after overstretching for the ball.

Alisson was forced off against Galatasaray (Image: OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images) Slot addressed Alisson's injury during a post-game press conference on Tuesday, explaining how the 33-year-old sustained the problem as he sprinted back toward goal after Liverpool lost possession in a dangerous position. That's what happened with Alisson.