Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has admitted that Alisson could return from injury sooner than was previously expected, though a problem sustained by Diogo Jota is slightly more severe.<\/strong><\/p>\n Both players picked up injuries in Saturday\u2019s 1-1 draw away at Manchester City. Goalkeeper Alisson battled on through second-half stoppage time after straining his hamstring trying to clear the ball, while forward Jota was hauled off earlier with a similar muscle tweak.<\/p>\n Klopp was asked for an update ahead of Thursday\u2019s Europa League clash with LASK at Anfield.<\/p>\n \u201cBoth are out. With Ali, it\u2019s a bit lesser, so we have to see \u2013 not day by day, he will not play tomorrow, not on Sunday, probably not the week after. Then it should be kind of okay,\u201d he said. \u201cDiogo will take a little bit longer, we don\u2019t know exactly how long, but it\u2019s a bit more severe. We have to see.\u201d<\/p>\n Jota will be on the sidelines for a while \/ Michael Regan\/GettyImages<\/p>\n Reports suggest that\u00a0Liverpool\u00a0will target their 17 December fixture against Manchester United as a potential return date for Alisson, though Jota is unlikely to play again until 2024.<\/p>\n When asked whether Alisson\u2019s injury was as bad as first feared, Klopp replied: \u201cNo, but bad enough.\u201d<\/p>\n In Alisson\u2019s absence, Republic of Ireland international Caoimhin Kelleher is set for an extended run of games in the starting lineup, vindicating Liverpool\u2019s decision not to sell him this past summer.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s why we knew we wanted to have Caoimhin here, for these moments,\u201d Klopp continued.<\/p>\n \u201cNobody, Caoimh included, wanted Ali to get injured, but if these kinds of things happen then you need the strongest possible option. That\u2019s Caoimh for us.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s the only positive about it, that we can put in Caoimh. That\u2019s fine. He gets the opportunity, which he deserves anyway.<\/p>\n \u201cHe would have played tomorrow night anyway, that\u2019s clear, but now he will have a few more games, and hopefully he can show his full potential.\u201d<\/p>\n
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