Blood Red: No Pickford ban for lunge on Van Dijk | Alisson injury boost | Matip scan | Everton reviewed and Ajax previewed

The Blood Red podcast reacts to the news that Jordan Pickford will not be banned for his horror tackle on Virgil van Dijk; that Alisson Becker could be back by the end of the month, and that Joel Matip has today undergone a scan. If Matip’s leg injury proves serious that means Liverpool could be down to one fit recognised centre-back for Wednesday’s Champions League opener with Ajax after Van Dijk sustained a serious injury at the hands of Pickford in Saturday’s 2-2 Merseyside derby draw with Everton at Goodison Park. But some much-needed good news for Jurgen Klopp comes in the fact that goalkeeper Alisson is making good progress in his return from injury and could even be fit to face West Ham United at Anfield on Saturday, October 31. Ian Doyle, Joe Rimmer, Connor Dunn and host Matt Addison discuss all that as well as reviewing the controversial clash with Everton and previewing the trip to Amsterdam to take on Ajax. The Liverpool Echo sends a twice-daily Liverpool FC bulletin out via email with the all latest news, views and analysis from Anfield. Sign up for this service here: https://communicatoremail.com/F/QvfUCndgGDRHFbKqw0Z7Ip/Join our Blood Red podcast group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1656599847979758/Watch and subscribe to our Blood Red videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloodRedLiverpoolFCVisit the Liverpool ECHO website: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fcDownload our Liverpool FC app for free: Apple – https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/lfc-echo/id1255495425 Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mirror.liverpoolfc