Liverpool manager Arne Slot admitted "it is never a good sign" after Trent Alexander-Arnold asked to be substituted in the 2-0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday. The 26-year-old sat down on the Vitality Stadium turf with an apparent muscle strain and was replaced by Conor Bradley with 20 minutes of the game remaining.

Liverpool travel to the south coast to take on in-form Bournemouth as they return to Premier League action on Saturday afternoon. The Reds could open up a nine-