Liverpool might turn to veteran goalkeeper Andy Lonergan to solve their goalkeeping crisis in the wake of Alisson Becker’s injury.

Lonergan, the 35 year-old who was released by Middesbrough at the end of last season, has returned to training at Melwood after assisting the Merseyside club in pre-season. Now he is being considered for a short-term deal while the Brazilian No 1 recovers from a calf injury.

Liverpool will be able to sign Lonergan despite the transfer window closing last week because he is not registered with any other club. That makes him a potential alternative as back-up to Adrian, who is expected to step in for the next four to eight weeks.

Alisson is waiting on the results of a scan after being injured in the opening night win over Norwich City. A full diagnosis is still required, but he will certainly be missing for the next month, starting with this week’s Uefa Super Cup Final.

Further assessments are to be made with club medical staff establishing if any damage was done to the Achilles tendon as well as the calf.