Liverpool will be without Conor Bradley for “a few weeks” due to injury, though Alexis Mac Allister looks set to be fit for Wednesday’s clash with Newcastle.
Right-back Bradley suffered a hamstring injury after replacing Trent Alexander-Arnold during the second half of last weekend’s 2-2 Premier League draw at Aston Villa and was substituted himself in the closing stages.
The Northern Ireland international subsequently missed Sunday’s 2-0 win at Manchester City that saw leaders Liverpool move 11 points clear of closest title rivals Arsenal at the summit with just 11 games remaining this season, with manager Arne Slot having previously said that he was “99.9 per cent” likely to miss the midweek visit of Newcastle to Anfield too.
Bradley had initially tried to play through the injury at Villa Park before eventually asking to come off, which Slot conceded was not a good sign as he insisted Liverpool would have to wait to discover whether his absence would last for more than a week or two.
Offering another update on the popular 21-year-old academy graduate at his pre-Newcastle press conference on Tuesday, Slot said: “Conor Bradley isn't ok. He is out for a few weeks. It is clear that he went off with a muscle injury and it will take a while before he is back."
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