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Alexis Mac Allister’s injury outlook made clearer ahead of return to Liverpool next week

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Alexis Mac Allister is an injury concern for Liverpool, but national side Argentina have revealed the severity of his latest issue by hinting at his upcoming playing time.

The 25-year-old was forced off at half-time in the Reds’ 1-0 victory away to Crystal Palace in the Premier League last Saturday, with Arne Slot not wanting to make his issue worse than it was.

Despite this, Mac Allister is still in South America representing Argentina, as he continues to shine as a key man at international level, having won both the World Cup and Copa America in recent years.

According to El Destape [via This Is Anfield], Lionel Scaloni will be “without” Mac Allister for the clash with Venezuela on Thursday “due to a muscle strain in his left thigh.”

That said, “everything indicates that he will be able to play in the next match”, with the reigning world champions taking on Bolivia on October 16th.

Our thoughts on this latest Mac Allister injury update…

This has to be seen as a positive update from a Liverpool perspective, considering it suggests Mac Allister will be available for the home Premier League clash with Chelsea on October 20th.

There will have been concerns that that wouldn’t be the case, given his premature substitution at Palace, but Argentina’s update makes things far clearer.

On the flip side, there will be worries that Argentina will play Mac Allister when he isn’t 100% fit, which could risk him aggravating the problem and missing a period of action for Liverpool.

The midfielder is such a vital player for the Reds, which is why Slot may be sweating about the situation, with Alan Shearer saying of him last season: “What a signing he has been, he is having a great season. He was absolutely sensational [against Brighton] playing slightly higher up the pitch. Those three points that they got, I know Salah got the goal but a lot of it was down to him.”

It would be negligent of Argentina to take too big a gamble on Mac Allister, so here’s hoping common sense prevails over anything else, and that he only plays if he is deemed fully fit.

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