Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold no go fit play for League Cup final against Newcastle because of ankle injury wey go keep am for sideline for some time.
E get the injury for second half of Liverpool Champions League round of 16 penalty shoot-out loss against Paris Saint-Germain for Anfield on Tuesday.
The 26-year-old absence na big wahala for Liverpool coach Arne Slot, because e no get any confirmed right-back for the Sunday final against Newcastle for Wembley.
Conor Bradley and Joe Gomez, wey for replace Alexander-Arnold, still dey recover from injury.
“Trent no go dey available. E no go dey for the final,” na wetin Slot tell reporters on Friday.
“Dem still dey check how long e go take, but we believe say e go return before season end.”
Because of the injury, England coach Thomas Tuchel no put Alexander-Arnold for the squad wey go play World Cup qualifiers for March.
Liverpool, wey be League Cup defending champions, dey find how dem go take win the first trophy for Slot time as coach when dem face Newcastle this weekend.
The Reds still dey on track to equal the record of 20 English league titles as dem don open 15 points gap for Premier League top.
