Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp on the fitness of Alisson, Joel Matip and Alexis Macallister ahead of their game with Crystal Palace
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00:00 If we get an injury update on Alexis McAllister, will he be available?
00:03 And how is Alisson coming along as well?
00:06 Alisson looks good, but I don't know if he's good enough for tomorrow,
00:12 we'll have to check that with the coaches in the medical department,
00:15 and with Ali, of course.
00:17 Maka doesn't look good, so...
00:25 We'll have to see day by day, but they were pretty hopeful after the game,
00:31 "We're not that serious", it's not that serious, but in that period of the year...
00:36 If you're out for five days it's 12 games pretty much,
00:39 so we have to wait there.
00:42 How he shows up here today, I don't expect him to be ready for tomorrow,
00:48 I don't know about Thursday or Sunday after that,
00:51 it's pretty much a stop and go, we'll have to see.
00:56 Just to check, is Ali in normal training yet?
00:59 Yes, yesterday he trained normally.
01:03 Just wondered as well, Jürgen, what's the plan for Joel Matip?
01:06 Obviously it's a long-term injury that could potentially end his season as well,
01:10 but the complication there is that...
01:11 With the contract, yeah.
01:13 It would be a real shame if that was his last action for the club.
01:15 Yeah, it's true.
01:17 I'm pretty sure the club will show their class, just how they should do it.
01:23 I'm pretty sure the club told Joel already that whatever happens,
01:31 as long as he's injured everything is fine,
01:33 and now we have to make a decision together with Joel how it looks after that.
01:36 But that's a normal thing to do, but yes, he deserves all the support from us,
01:41 and he will get it.
01:42 So there's potential for a new contract for him?
01:45 I would say so, but it's not my decision in the end. I cannot sign the papers.