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Liverpool have suffered yet another blow to their defence after Trent Alexander-Arnold was ruled out for a month with a knee injury.

Alexander-Arnold played the full 90 minutes on Saturday of Liverpool's 1-0 win at Brighton, however scans this week have revealed minor ligament damage.

It means he could face up to four weeks on the sidelines, and leaves the Premier League leaders even more threadbare when it comes to defensive reinforcements.

Alexander-Arnold has played in 22 matches for Liverpool this season, including 17 Premier League starts, scoring once and claiming three assists.

He joins Joe Gomez on the sidelines, with the fellow England international unlikely to return until February. Joel Matip has also been out, but has recently returned to full training.

A further blow for Jurgen Klopp is that Alexander-Arnold's obvious replacement at right back, Nathaniel Clyne, has been loaned to Bournemouth for the rest of the season.

Alexander-Arnold will miss at least four games, with the Premier League fixtures against Crystal Palace, Leicester, West Ham United and Bournemouth unlikely to feature the 20-year-old.

However there is hope that Alexander-Arnold will be fit to return for the Champions League last-16 clash against Bayern Munich.

Liverpool also face injury concerns in midfield, with Georginio Wijnaldum also struggling with a knee problem after the victory at the Amex Stadium.

Wijnaldum will miss Saturday's game against Palace, although he is not expected to be a long-term absentee.

Just what we need!

Who plays there now? Milner? Fabinho? Didn’t Henderson play there at one point under Rodgers?

I think Klopp is going to be forced into the transfer market now.
Letting Clyne go was a huge mistake without getting a natural RB to cover TAA.

Shuffling players into positions they are unfamiliar with will ultimately cost us another title challenge.

Gomez if he comes back and Lovern in defence. If not the Milnr. Wijnaldum could be out for Palace.

Why on earth did we loan out Clyne

Could be Matip back in CB and Fabinho RB.
Bare threaded for a couple of weeks more at least

i reckon fab or milner will play RB

didnt want clyne to go and this is y

Rafa Camacho will go right back.

He was supposed to join sporting Lisbon this week but that's been cancelled.

Really doesn't make any sense letting clyne leave.

most baffling transfer for my liking. we are crazy to let him go

Yeah I was surprised by the Clyne loan, smacks of the Coutinho decision, also irresponsibly done in January. It almost smacks of arrogant cavalier bravado....look what we can do in the midst of a title run! This is the kind of shiit that costs points and a title charge. Have to say I was also surprised that TAA was allowed to play at all on Saturday, never mind the full 90 minutes. Also, was there misinformation give out about an ankle strain, when it looks now that it was his knee? Disturbing decisions being made, to put it mildly, hope it all doesn't cost us.

Gutted but Milner'll slip in there n do a professional job. The Clyne loan now looks like a bad decision.