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            <p><strong>Trent Alexander-Arnold (£8.5m) </strong>has picked up a knee injury - but what's the latest on his fitness, and is he now a sell in Fantasy Premier League (FPL)?</p>
<p>The Liverpool man has scored more FPL points than any other defender this season, and he is the most expensive defender available in the game.</p>
<p>Here is all the latest on the duration of Alexander-Arnold's absence, and potential FPL replacements for the England international.</p>
<p><em>Updated: 17:30, 9/1/24</em></p>
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<h2>What happened to Alexander-Arnold? What's the latest on his fitness?</h2>
<p>Liverpool's assistant manager Pep Ljinders gave the following update on Trent Alexander-Arnold's fitness:</p>
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<p>"Trent hyperextended his knee, so he has a little tear in the lateral ligament of his knee."</p>
<p>"He had a scan. He will be out for probably three weeks. It's a big blow. We will really miss him.</p>
<p>He will get some rest and then hopefully he can come back to where he was."</p>
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<p>With Alexander-Arnold ruled out for three weeks, he becomes a doubt for Liverpool's Gameweek 22 fixture against Chelsea.</p>
<p>He will certainly miss the Reds' Gameweek 21 trip to Bournemouth.</p>
<p>Liverpool travel to Arsenal in Gameweek 23, followed by a plum fixture against Burnley at home - you would expect Alexander-Arnold to return in one of those two fixtures based on the three-week timeline we've been given.</p>
<p>Keep an eye on injury analyst Ben Dinnery's <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/premier-league-predicted-lineups">predicted lineups and team news piece</a> ahead of each deadline for the latest news.</p>
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<h2>Should Alexander-Arnold be sold in FPL?</h2>
<p>With plenty of absences this gameweek due to <a href="https://cms.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/which-premier-league-players-are-heading-to-afcon-and-the-asian-cup/">internationals</a> amongst other issues, selling Alexander-Arnold may not be a top priority - particularly if you have decent defensive cover on your bench.</p>
<p>However, given his price tag, selling him is reasonable considering the other options available to FPL managers.</p>
<p>Alexander-Arnold will likely miss the Bournemouth game before Liverpool's fixtures take a turn, with a pair of tough looking games against Chelsea and Arsenal.</p>
<p>Of course however, we know Alexander-Arnold is somewhat of a fixture-proof asset, having scored memorable goals against the likes Chelsea and Manchester City in recent times.</p>
<p>There is no reason he couldn't return in those games given his quality - but whether he is fit for them is another matter.</p>
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<p>According to the Hub's <a href="https://www.fantasyfootballhub.co.uk/fantasy-premier-league-price-rises">price changes predictor</a>, Alexander-Arnold is a long way off a drop in price.</p>
<p>This eases the time pressure of making an early transfer decision, but things can change quickly.</p>
<p>Keep an eye on the predictor, which now has an hourly change feature and estimated time for a potential rise or fall.</p>
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<h2>Potential Alexander-Arnold replacements in FPL</h2>
<p>There are plenty of defenders to consider to replace Alexander-Arnold, at a range of price points.</p>
<h3>Premium defenders</h3>
<p>According to Hub AI, it's largely the premium options from European sides who are predicted to score highly over the next few weeks.</p>
<p><strong>Kieran Trippier (£6.7m) </strong>is top of the list, and the Newcastle man has the fixtures to turn a poor run of form around, once a crunch match against Manchester City is out of the way.</p>
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<p>Manchester City defenders <strong>Nathan Ake (£5.0m) </strong>and <strong>Josko Gvardiol (£4.8m) </strong>feature due to a kind run of games, as is the case for Arsenal's <strong>Ben White (£5.6m)</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Pervis Estupinan (£4.9m)</strong> is the odd one out, with Brighton having kept just one clean sheet all season - the Ecuadorian is in the mix here for his outstanding attacking threat.</p>
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<h3>Budget defenders</h3>
<p>In terms of budget options, these are the defenders predicted to score highest by the AI, priced at £4.5m and below.</p>
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