Alisson Becker He is an injury doubt for Liverpool's clash with Bournemouth, manager Arne Slot said on Friday.
The Brazil international has started each of Liverpool's four Premier League games this season, keeping three clean sheets, and also featured in the Merseyside club's 3-1 Champions League win over AC Milan on Tuesday.
However, Slot clarified that Alisson's injury predates the midweek match at the San Siro.
“Alisson still has doubts about whether he will be able to train today. We have to wait and see,” Slot said at a news conference on Friday.
“He has a small muscle problem. We are wondering if tomorrow's game comes too soon or not,” he added.
“He didn't do it in the match against Milan, he felt it before and then he felt it more and more. Now we have to see if he's ready for the weekend.”
Ahead of the Champions League opener, Alisson had criticised the increased workload facing players, saying “nobody asks players what they think about adding more games.”
When Slot, who joined Liverpool from Feyenoord in the summer, was asked about the contrast between the footballing calendars in the Netherlands and England, he replied: “I haven't seen anything different so far, but the Premier League has four more games and the League Cup. From the beginning until now we have played as many games as at Feyenoord, that's not a problem for me.
“But the main difference between the Premier League and Europe is that we have to play at Christmas and New Year. The quality of the league, of (Nottingham) Forest and Bournemouth, is much higher than if you play in the Eredivisie against a team that is not fighting for the top six.
“We are thinking ahead, we are aware that it is a long season. We need a lot of players, so they also need playing time from time to time and we take that into account when putting together the line-up.”
One player who has struggled to get minutes at Liverpool this season is Darwin Nunezwho has yet to start or score for the club this season. However, Slot was encouraged by his performance as a substitute against Milan and said he hopes the goals will come for the Uruguay international.
“He needs the same thing as everyone else, work very hard and the goals will come. That's what he did against Milan, he came on for the team and then as a result of that the attackers have goals or assists. It happened with Cody (steel) “So if you play for a team like Liverpool you will get them,” he said.
“For me it's the work you do without the ball. He will have his chance in the near future, we play a lot of games, he is getting fitter and fitter and understands day by day what we want from him. But he is in competition with Diogo (Jota) “who has done well.”
