Jurgen Klopp confirms Trent Alexander-Arnold injury concerns after Liverpool star comes off at half-time against Burnley

Jurgen Klopp has confirmed he hooked up Trent Alexander-Arnold at half-time against Burnley as an injury precaution.

Liverpool fans fear the worst after the full-back was substituted midway through the Premier League clash at Anfield, having provided the assist on the Reds' first goal.

Alexander-Arnold He was making just his second start since recovering from a knee injury that kept him out for three weeks.

The right back scored the game on the half hour mark and gave an assist for Diogo Jota from a corner for the first goal.

That assistance made him the Defense that has contributed the most goals in Premier League history.

But shortly after that memorable moment, his afternoon at Anfield ended when he was taken off at half-time.

Curtis Jones He was moved to right back, with Klopp confirming after the match that he was being “careful” with Alexander-Arnold's knee.

“The same area in the knee,” the coach said. “Nothing really bad, but he felt it again and we have to see it. We have to evaluate it.

“We heard about it, so we were like, 'What can we do?', and then Trent was like, 'No, it's okay.'

“But it's not right, he's sorry, so we had to be careful and we took him out.”

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Klopp has revealed that there was a disease that was spreading around the world. Liverpool team and some fans are worried he has the virus.

There was much concern that the early withdrawal could have to do with a recurrence of his injury, with one Liverpool supporter writing on X, formerly known as Twitter: “It should be said that TAA didn't look at it.”

“It could be the recent layoff, the illness in the team.”

Another said: “I'm scared. I'm afraid we've made him come back quickly.”

“Is Trent hurt?” another fan asked, while another follower wrote: “What happened? I hope it's not an injury.”

Liverpool were already without Alisson and Joe Gomez due to illnesswhile Ibrahima Konate was suspended and impressive youngster Connor Bradley is yet to play since the recent death of his father.

And if Alexander-Arnold is also unfit, the Reds have faced a crisis with several key players sidelined.

Despite his absence in the second half, Liverpool managed to seal a 3-1 victory at Anfield to maintain their place at the top of the table.

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And he was the man to replace Alexander-Arnold the star, with substitute Harvey Elliott providing two assists.

Burnley threatened to cause an upset when Dara O'Shea pulled the visitors level just before half-time with a header into the area.

But Elliott shined off the bench when Luis Díaz converted his low cross from close range just after the break to make it 2-1.

And he did it again later when his lofted ball into the penalty area was brilliantly headed by an imposing Darwin Núñez to seal the three points.