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<\/p>\nHowever, Achterberg is optimistic that the Brazilian stopper will be fit, after the upcoming international break.<\/p>\n
Alisson was ruled out for four to six weeks, after he was injured in the Premier League opener against Norwich City, with scans later showing he the goalkeeper had torn his calf.<\/p>\n
Surprise summer signing Adrian is has been Jurgen Klopp\u2019s first-choice keeper in Alisson\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n
\u201cAli is good. He\u2019s in every day for treatment and they try to improve things. He\u2019s able to do some fitness work in the gym without using his leg. It\u2019s difficult, but you have to try to look forward and be positive. You have to try to turn a negative into a positive,\u201d Achterberg told The Athletic.<\/p>\n
Achterberg hinted that 26-year-old Alisson would be aiming to return after the international break, with Newcastle United\u2019s visit to Anfield on September 14 the Reds\u2019 first game after the break.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey haven\u2019t given us a specific time he\u2019ll be out as it\u2019s difficult to say how quickly it will heal. That\u2019s all with the medics. There\u2019s an international break coming up and we\u2019ll have to wait and see how long it takes after that.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen something like that happens, you look at everything. Had the training load changed? The reality is that we hadn\u2019t done anything differently in the build-up to that game. Ali felt fine. We have a rule with the goalies that if there\u2019s any kind of issue you always have to talk.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe actually came back in much better shape this summer than last year when we first signed him. It was all positive and that makes what happened so frustrating for everyone,\u201d Achterberg added.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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