Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has returned to Merseyside after sustaining a "suspected concussion" in Brazil's World Cup qualifying win over Colombia.

The 32-year-old was forced off in the 78th minute after colliding with former Tottenham defender Davinson Sanchez in Brasilia overnight.

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After the game team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said the player would undergo assessment for concussion and Liverpool have confirmed the goalkeeper has since left South America to come home.

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"Becker suffered a trauma to the head region, he was replaced (due to) a suspected concussion," he told CNN Brazil.

Alisson's issue is another injury worry for head coach Arne Slot after midfielder Ryan Gravenberch, who was substituted in Sunday's Carabao Cup final, withdrew from the Netherlands' squad on Wednesday due to a fitness issue.

Centre-back Ibrahima Konate, who had been a fitness concern before Sunday's Carabao Cup final after sustaining a problem in the Champions League exit to Paris Saint-Germain last week, was also substituted at half-time of France's 2-0 Nations League defeat to Croatia on Thursday but head coach Didier Deschamps allayed fears of an injury by suggesting it was a tactical decision.

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