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Liverpool suffer injury scare as Trent Alexander-Arnold replaced against Aston Villa

paul gorst
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Liverpool have been handed an injury scare after Trent Alexander-Arnold was forced off midway through the first half. It's unclear at this stage what the defender's issue is.

Alexander-Arnold went down and was replaced by Bradley after 25 minutes with the Reds leading 1-0 thanks to Darwin Nunez's opener. Arne Slot will be poised to offer an update after the game but the right-back might now be a doubt for England's upcoming fixtures with Ireland and Greece.

Alexander-Arnold will be assessed by the medical staff at Liverpool before a decision is made on if he can join up with the Three Lions for the Nations League matches ahead of a critically important end to the calendar year for the Premier League and Champions League leaders.

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The Reds currently have Diogo Jota, Federico Chiesa, Harvey Elliott and Alisson Becker all sidelined and may yet be forced to add Alexander-Arnold to that list of absentees.

Slot's team took the lead in the game when Mohamed Salah was brought down on a counter-attack by Leon Bailey only for Nunez to carry on with the ball before rounding Emi Martinez and finishing it off.

Having seen Manchester City beaten at Brighton in the 5:30pm kick-off, the Reds have the chance to go five points clear at the summit against Villa before the break in play for the international fixtures.