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Liverpool will sit back and hope for no further injuries during the current international break. The Reds had been doing well in terms of the fitness of the first-team squad up until recently, but saw more than one problem rear its head at the weekend. Alisson Becker will not travel to play for Brazil after damaging a hamstring against Crystal Palace, while Alexis Mac Allister picked up a knock, too. Mac Allister has flown to join up with the Argentina squad, though, with Liverpool having to trust that the world champions will use him sensibly. In the meantime, it had looked likely to be anoth…

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