Liverpool issue Alisson injury update after horror head clash with former Premier League star on Brazil duty

Alisson is returning to Liverpool for testing after a frightful head clash on Brazil duty.

The shot-stopper was forced off the pitch with a ‘suspected concussion’ following his nasty coming-together with Davinson Sanchez in Brazil’s 2-1 win over Colombia.

It happened after the Brazilian jumped to punch the ball while Sanchez attempted to score a header – with both players ending up falling to the ground.

Liverpool wrote: ‘Alisson Becker has departed the Brazil national team set-up and will return to Liverpool. 

‘The goalkeeper was forced off in the second half of his nation’s World Cup qualifier with Colombia in the early hours of Friday following a collision. 

‘Alisson is travelling back to Merseyside and will undergo assessment from the Reds’ medical staff.’

He was taken off with a ‘suspected concussion’ in a World Cup qualifier against Colombia 

Brazil team’s doctor Rodrigo Lasmar followed with an update after Alisson was visibly concussed and dizzy before receiving medical treatment.

‘(Alisson) Becker suffered a trauma to the head region, he was replaced by a suspected concussion,’ said Lasmar.

‘Now we will do all the CBF protocol, it will undergo recommended imaging tests, a computed tomography, then a resonance with diffusion.

‘If all the tests are normal, we’ll follow up and do a cognitive test. And then we will evaluate the player.

‘In the possibility that everything is normal, we will make a sequence of observations in the coming days. Today, we will do the tests, all the necessary evaluations.

‘Alisson is normal, with no complaints. He reported no fainting and no memory loss. He thought it was a little slower. In this scenario, the recommendation is the replacement of the player.’

More to follow.