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Arne Slot's worst fear confirmed with Alisson Becker set to miss SIX weeks of action - including clashes with Chelsea, Man City and Real Madrid - in hammer blow to Liverpool's already creaky defence

Liverpool are set to be without star goalkeeper Alisson for around six weeks after the Brazil No 1 went down with a hamstring blow in Istanbul on Tuesday night.

The 33-year-old, who has been injury prone in recent seasons, is set to miss more than a month and may not return until after the international break after scans on Thursday.

But the Reds have been boosted by the news that Hugo Ekitike, their top scorer this season, is hopeful of returning to action to face Chelsea on Saturday after also going off injured in the loss at Galatasaray.