How many games could Alexander-Arnold miss after Liverpool injury blow?

Find out how long Liverpool could be without Trent Alexander-Arnold and how many games he might miss during his injury absence.

Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold will spend time on the sidelines to recover from a knee injury.

On Tuesday, Liverpool’s assistant manager, Pep Lijnders, confirmed the injury. He said that Alexander-Arnold suffered a tear in the lateral ligament of his knee during the 2-0 FA Cup win over Arsenal last weekend.

Lijnders added that the England international has undergone a scan and will be out of action for a ‘few weeks’.

How many games could Alexander-Arnold miss?

Should this be the case, Alexander-Arnold might miss around five to six games for Liverpool in the coming weeks. This includes Wednesday’s first leg against Fulham in the Carabao Cup semi-finals. He is also a doubt for the Premier League games against Chelsea and Arsenal.

Opponent	Location	Competition	Date
Fulham	Home	Carabao Cup	Jan 10
Bournemouth	Away	Premier League	Jan 21
Fulham	Away	Carabao Cup	Jan 24
Norwich City or Bristol Rovers	Home	FA Cup	Jan 27
Chelsea	Home	Premier League	Jan 31
Arsenal	Away	Premier League	Feb 4

Which other Liverpool players are missing?

Alexander-Arnold’s layoff means that Liverpool are now missing nine players at the time of writing. Seven of these nine players are out for injury reasons. The other two – Mohamed Salah and Endo – are on international duty for their respective countries.

Player	Reason	Return Date
Dominik Szoboszlai	Hamstring	January 21
Stefan Bajcetic	Stress fracture	February
Andrew Robertson	Shoulder	February
Thiago Alcantara	Hip	February
Konstantinos Tsimikas	Collar bone	February
Wataru Endo	Asian Cup duty	February
Mohamed Salah	AFCON duty	February
Joel Matip	ACL	Next season