In quotes reported on the official Liverpool website, Arne Slot has provided injury updates on several members of his squad.
Ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup encounter with Manchester City, the Dutchman said Mohamed Salah is close to a return.
“Close, very close. Another example of what makes him special because the moment he got injured there was a bit of a situation where they thought, ‘I don’t think he’s available for City.’ But Mo looked at me and said, ‘I think I will be available for City.’ He just does so much for his body for such a long time that he recovers so fast. So, he will train with the team again tomorrow and if everything works well then he’s available to be with us at City.” – Arne Slot on Mohamed Salah
Jeremie Frimpong, meanwhile, is set for a scan to determine the extent of the issue that forced him off on international duty.
“Jeremie, the national team doctor of the Netherlands tells us that it was precautionary that they took him out. But he will have a scan later today to see.” – Arne Slot on Jeremie Frimpong
Alisson Becker has been ruled out of Saturday’s clash, but in better news, Federico Chiesa should be available.
“Alisson will be out for a bit longer. And Federico indeed came back from the national team, where he wasn’t able to play. But he trained with us today, so he will train with us tomorrow again and will be available for the game on the weekend.” – Arne Slot on Federico Chiesa
Slot later confirmed that Alexander Isak will return to team training on Thursday.
“I think Alex is in a really good place because Sweden qualified for the World Cup yesterday evening and apart from that he’s going to train with the group again for the first time tomorrow. If you’ve worked so hard for three, four months or something like that and then to return to team training, that’s for everyone very nice. So, Alex is, in that sense, in a good place.
“Of course, it’s only his first session, after three or four months [out], with the team but it’s good to have him back because we all know who we signed and we’ve signed an incredible striker. So, to have him again in a team that’s usually generating quite a lot of chances – and maybe not immediately from the first moment that he can start – but to have him back for the last two months is, I think, very helpful for us.” – Arne Slot on Alexander Isak
Further updates are expected from Slot on Friday, when he speaks to the media ahead of the FA Cup quarter-final.
