Douglas Luiz Injury: Ruled out, injury not serious

Luiz (hamstring) is out for Saturday's clash with Sunderland but his injury isn't considered serious, according to manager Ange Postecoglou."Dougie wasn't great yesterday either. We have sent him for a scan on his hamstring; he won't be available for this weekend. We just have got to be really careful how we use him at the early parts of the year. He obviously had a lot of issues last year at Juventus and came in late here. I think we are being cautious, but we'll see what the scans say and if he will be available this week. It is nothing serious; we know that it is nothing significant."

Luiz's injury has him ruled out for the weekend match, as expected with less than two full days to recover. The good news is that the injury isn't serious, though a scan should give more clarity on the exact scope of the issue. Dilane Bakwa came on to replace Luiz during the Europa League match against Real Betis, where he suffered the injury.