Liverpool receive unexpected goalkeeper boost for Crystal Palace as Arne Slot issues Alisson, Mamardashvili injury update

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has refused to regularisation Alisson Becker retired of contention for Saturday's Premier League lucifer with Crystal Palace astatine Anfield.

The Brazil planetary has been laid debased by assorted niggles implicit the past mates of seasons and has missed each of the Reds' past six matches with an unspecified issue, believed to beryllium a hamstring problem.

It was antecedently feared that Alisson could beryllium retired for the remainder of the season, but the 33-year-old played down those suggestions and affirmed that helium was aiming to instrumentality successful precocious April oregon aboriginal May.

Giorgi Mamardashvili had been deputising for his superior, but the Georgia planetary entered the attraction country himself past weekend, being stretchered disconnected with a genu injury successful the Merseyside derby triumph implicit Everton.

Slot was truthful forced to crook to third-choice goalkeeper Freddie Woodman, who made his top-flight debut for the Reds astatine the Hill Dickinson Stadium and has been tipped to marque his archetypal Premier League commencement for Liverpool against Palace connected Saturday.

Liverpool could person Alisson Becker backmost for Crystal Palace game

Reports person suggested that Mamardashvili volition beryllium missing for astir 2 to 4 weeks with his genu injury, which Slot confirmed to journalists successful his pre-game property conference.

However, the Dutchman besides revealed that Alisson is connected the cusp of returning from his problem, and the South American could beryllium successful with a slim accidental of featuring against the Eagles.

Asked for an update connected Mamardashvili and Alisson, Slot replied: "Giorgi volition decidedly not beryllium disposable for time and not for the upcoming weeks.

"Ali is adjacent to a instrumentality of play, let's spot if time comes excessively early, yes oregon no. And that leaves of people Freddie Woodman arsenic an enactment - he's decidedly fit."

If Woodman is pressed into action, Slot has issued a rallying outcry to supporters up of conscionable a 2nd Liverpool commencement for the 29-year-old, whose afloat debut came successful October's EFL Cup nonaccomplishment to Crystal Palace.

"He is simply a precise bully antheral and precise liked successful the dressing country and that's besides a relation important for the 3rd goalkeeper," Slot said connected Woodman. "He's acceptable for it but it volition ever beryllium adjuvant if the fans enactment him tomorrow."

Alisson oregon Freddie Woodman: Who should commencement successful extremity for Liverpool against Crystal Palace?

With the Champions League, FA Cup and EFL Cup agelong gone, Liverpool's sole absorption is connected rubber-stamping a top-five finish, which the existent holders are precise overmuch successful the driving spot for.

However, portion determination is inactive the hazard of the Reds being overhauled - Brighton & Hove Albion are lone 5 points down successful the Premier League table - determination is nary consciousness successful Slot taking immoderate risks.

The Dutchman whitethorn besides person 1 oculus connected the blockbuster conflict with Manchester United connected May 3, which Alisson's instrumentality would beryllium immense for, and it would beryllium advisable to springiness the Brazilian other recuperation clip owing to his repeated concerns this season.

Woodman held his ain erstwhile helium was thrown into the Merseyside derby cauldron past week, and Slot's fig 3 should commencement successful betwixt the sticks connected Saturday.