Brighton vs Liverpool LIVE - Cody Gakpo replaces Mohamed Salah as Alisson injury confirmed
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Liverpool have already beaten the Seagulls twice this season - 2-0 in the league and 3-0 in the FA Cup, both at Anfield - and so Fabian Hurzeler's side will be out for some revenge at the Amex Stadium, with the Reds hit by the news that both Alisson Becker and Mohamed Salah will be missing through injury. All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageKey Events11:30Ian DoyleLiverpool team considerationsThe only changes have been enforced.Slightly surprised Jones and Ngumoha aren't playing but rotation will have to come after the international break.Fulham at home looks the one.11:18Paul GorstTeam news in fullCody Gakpo returns for Mohamed Salah as Giorgi Mamardashvili starts in goal for Liverpool at Brighton & Hove Albion.
Exactly what I get from that I cannot tell you because he hasn't trained with the team even once."He still is not able to train with the team and he hasn't been able to train with the team and usual rehab is before you start to train with the team and then you play games. We have the Under-21s team but Alex is not yet ready to play in the international break.
READ THE FULL PIECE HERE10:49Ian DoyleWelcome welcomeA very mild welcome to the latest game in Liverpool's season.Yes, it's the Premier League and it's Brighton.It seems like only yesterday the Reds were playing against Galatasarary in the Champions League.Well, that's probably because they almost were. Shall we then?10:39Mark JonesAlisson provides injury updateLiverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has sparked fears that he could face a lengthy spell on the sidelines by stating that he will be "out of action for a while" in an Instagram post.Alisson has been ruled out of Saturday's trip to Brighton and Hove Albion, where he will be replaced by Giorgi Mamardashvili, and has also pulled out of the Brazil squad for the forthcoming international break.He recently missed the first leg of the Champions League last-16 tie against Galatasaray in Istanbul with what was described as a minor muscle issue, but he returned for the both the Premier League draw with Tottenham Hotspur and the 4-0 second leg victory over the Turkish side at Anfield on Wednesday.But he was absent from the Reds squad which travelled to the south coast on Friday ahead of Saturday's 12.30pm kick-off.Posting on Instagram on Saturday morning Alisson wrote: "Unfortunately I'll be out of action for a while.