Liverpool player, Trent Alexander-Arnold is reportedly going to take a short break from the match because he is recovering from injury. This news is clearly a bad thing considering that in the near future, Liverpool will play the 2023-2024 English League Cup final against Chelsea.
Yes, Liverpool will play Chelsea in the final round of the 2023-2024 English League Cup at Wembley Stadium, Sunday 25 February 2024. Ahead of the match, the Reds – Liverpool’s nickname – received bad news regarding the condition of Trent Alexander-Arnold.
It is certain that Trent Alexander-Arnold will not appear in the 2023-2024 English League Cup final after suffering a knee injury. This injury was suffered when Liverpool won 3-1 over Burnley in Week 24 of the 2023-2024 Premier League at Anfield Stadium, Saturday 10 February 2024.
“Trent Alexander-Arnold has just returned from a knee injury, but now the Liverpool defender will be absent again after experiencing the same problem. Liverpool have suffered a big loss ahead of the Carabao Cup final with Trent Alexander-Arnold set to miss the match against Chelsea,” wrote the Mirror report quoted Thursday (15/2/2024).
In the win over Burnley, Trent Alexander-Arnold only appeared for 45 minutes due to a knee problem. Then at the start of the first half, he had to be replaced by Harvey Elliott.
Previously, Trent Alexander-Arnold suffered a ligament injury when Liverpool eliminated Arsenal 2-0 in the third round of the FA Cup in early January 2023. As a result of this injury, he had to miss three matches with the Reds.
Apart from that, Liverpool is also threatened with losing Trent Alexander-Arnold when they face Southampton in the fifth round of the FA Cup as well as Nottingham Forest and Manchester City in the Premier League match. Because, Trent Alexander-Arnold is most likely still not fit to play again.
Meanwhile, Conor Bradley will replace Trent Alexander-Arnold who has to recover from injury. The 20 year old player has returned to training with Liverpool, after having a holiday after his father died.
However, in the near future Liverpool will first face Brentford and Luton Town in the 2023-2024 Premier League match on 17 and 22 February 2024.