Alisson Becker is set to miss at least six Liverpool matches after Jurgen Klopp revealed he has suffered a "serious" muscle injury.
The Brazilian has been absent from the last four Reds matches, including last Sunday's Carabao Cup final win over Chelsea, after picking up a problem on the eve of their trip to Brentford.
Liverpool sit top of the Premier League with a one-point cushion over nearest challengers Manchester City, with Arsenal just two points behind in the title race. Alisson will miss a number of important matches in the Reds' quest to end Klopp's tenure on a high.
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The German revealed that the 31-year-old has suffered a "proper muscle injury" but he believes it is not severe enough to end his contribution this season.
"There is no real timescale on it, but it is a proper muscle injury," Klopp said. "Different players recover differently. That is it pretty much. It is not a short one.
"It is not that he will be in contention for next week or something like that. We have to wait a few more weeks, definitely, for him. He is working in the gym, not on the pitch, it is a rather serious one but not a season-ending injury."
With Klopp departing at the end of the season one year shy of his 10-year anniversary at Anfield, Liverpool are battling on all fronts as they look to complete the quadruple. Their heroics against Chelsea in the League Cup saw them pick up the first piece of major silverware this season, thanks to Virgil van Dijk's 118th-minute header.
Alisson is likely to be out until after the March international break, which begins after their FA Cup
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