Liverpool followers could have been wincing on the sight of 1 Reds participant crashing to the turf after he was on the incorrect finish of a horrendous problem in worldwide motion on Tuesday evening.
Alexis Mac Allister went into Argentina’s double header in October off the again of a groin damage however nonetheless performed that month, and he got here via all however the jiffy of second half stoppage time of their in a single day win in opposition to Peru, regardless of a scare for LFC supporters within the closing levels in Buenos Aires.
Liverpool given Mac Allister scare v Peru
The world champions had been 1-0 to the great within the 88th minute when Liverpool’s quantity 10 was dropped at floor by Peruvian centre-back Carlos Zambrano, who was bookd by referee Wilmar Roldan.
A subsequent replay (through TyC Sports activities) confirmed that the color of the cardboard must have been completely different as Mac Allister was caught late and excessive with studs exhibiting, and the 25-year-old might rely himself lucky to not have suffered an damage.
Earlier within the mach, the Peru defender had infuriated Lionel Messi when, following a collision between the 2, the previous Barcelona legend screamed at his opponent: “What are you doing, fool?” (through TyC Sports activities).
Will Mac Allister begin for Liverpool on Sunday?
Fortunately for Arne Slot and Liverpool followers, Mac Allister didn’t look like badly harm by Zambrano’s cowardly problem, and it appears as if the ex-Brighton midfielder will return to Merseyside within the coming days with no adversarial results from Argentina’s newest double header in 2026 World Cup qualifying.
With one more transatlantic journey to make and Liverpool dealing with right into a relentless fixture schedule for the remainder of the calendar 12 months, it’s not unthinkable that our quantity 10 is perhaps omitted from the beginning XI in opposition to Southampton on Sunday as a way to handle his workload.
Additionally, with the 25-year-old on 4 yellow playing cards within the Premier League this season, one other at St Mary’s would pressure him to overlook the large showdown in opposition to Manchester Metropolis per week later attributable to suspension, one thing which could additionally come into the top coach’s considering.
For now, let’s simply hope Mac Allister returns to membership obligation with none damage problems arising from his worldwide involvement.
