Liverpool's Alisson set for at least one month out

Manchester United's English striker Marcus Rashford (L) shoots past Liverpool's Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker (R) to score their second goal during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on August 22, 2022. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)
Liverpool
goalkeeper Alisson Becker is expected to be out until at least mid-November with a
hamstring injury.
The
Brazil international was hurt in the 1-0 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday and
was replaced by Vitezslav Jaros after 79 minutes.
Liverpool
do not expect Alisson to be back before the next international break, which
takes place 11-19 November following a round of league games.
Prior
to that, the Premier League leaders face top-flight matches against Chelsea,
Arsenal, Brighton and Aston Villa, while they play RB Leipzig and Bayer
Leverkusen in the Champions League and Brighton in the Carabao Cup.
Caoimhin Kelleher missed the game at Palace because of illness but is
expected to replace Alisson in goal.
"It is quite clear then that he [Kelleher] is the number two,"
said Liverpool boss Arne Slot following the game at Selhurst Park.
"Otherwise, the last time Alisson was injured I would have played
Vit, but I played Caoimhin. So Caoimhin is the number two and did really
well."
Kelleher came in for Alisson when the 32-year-old had a spell out in
September, playing in a league win against Bournemouth and League Cup victory
against West Ham.
Liverpool's first game following the November international break is at
Southampton on 24 November, before they then face Real Madrid, Manchester City,
Newcastle United and local rivals Everton.
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