Liverpool star ruled out of Chelsea clash after Champions League injury

The issues are piling up for Liverpool boss Arne Slot (Picture: Getty)

Arne Slot has confirmed Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson will miss the Premier League clash against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

Alisson, one of the best goalkeepers in the world, hobbled off in the second half of Liverpool’s Champions League defeat to Galatasaray on Tuesday night.

The Brazil international pulled off a superb save to deny Victor Osimhen, whose first-half penalty was enough to separate the two teams, but then signalled he needed to come off.

“It’s never positive if you go off like this,’ Slot said of Alisson’s injury. ‘You can be sure he is not playing Saturday.’

On Liverpool’s second successive defeat, Slot added: ‘Again, disappointed.

‘For me, this was a different performance on and off the ball [than Crystal Palace]. First half we played quite well and had a big chance to go 1-0 up.

‘It is difficult to compare this situation to before. We are sometimes a bit out-smarted in situations like this and I cannot blame Dominik Szoboszlai for the situation.

‘They make a 20% penalty a 100% penalty, which is very smart from them.

‘We are not so far [off the level shown last season]. This is sometimes what the schedule can bring, Galatasaray is not a simple game. We now play Chelsea away, a difficult game.

‘The margins are small and they were last season. For the second time in a row we are on the wrong side.