Liverpool’s midweek victory came at the price of more injury issues, with one new confirmed absentee and another two players in doubt for the trip to Brentford.
After four results we were all quick to wipe from our memories, Liverpool finally got back on the winner’s board in midweek to lift some of the doom and gloom.
Unfortunately, it came at a cost. Here is who is and is not available for Saturday evening’s Premier League fixture:
• Alexander Isak (groin) – doubt
• Ryan Gravenberch (ankle) – doubt
• Jeremie Frimpong (hamstring) – out
• Alisson (hamstring) – out
• Giovanni Leoni (ACL) – out
• Jayden Danns (hamstring) – out
• Stefan Bajcetic (hamstring) – out
Isak and Gravenberch are both doubts for the league match with groin and ankle issues respectively, with the duo having needed to prove their fitness in training on Friday.
“Alex not too bad, question mark for the weekend and so let’s see where he is in then,” Slot told reporters on Friday.
“That’s the same to be said about Ryan. He didn’t travel with us, so today we are in again. Let’s see where he is today (Friday).”
They are both considered doubts and, at the time of writing, it remains to be seen if they have travelled with the squad to London.
As for Frimpong, he is “not in a good place” after succumbing to another hamstring injury against Frankfurt, with Slot revealing that his recovery is “going to take a while.”
It means Conor Bradley is expected to return from the start at right-back with Dominik Szoboszlai then free to ply his trade in midfield.
As for the latest on Alisson – who has missed the last three matches with a hamstring injury – he is also going to “take a little bit longer” to be back in starting contention.
Reports soon after his latest fitness issue claimed the Brazilian would not be available until after the November international break, which Slot has yet to confirm.
Finally, Giovanni Leoni, Stefan Bajcetic and Jayden Danns all remain sidelined for the foreseeable.
Liverpool’s available squad vs. Brentford
Goalkeepers: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Pecsi
Defenders: Van Dijk, Konate, Gomez, Robertson, Kerkez, Bradley
Midfielders: Mac Allister, Gravenberch*, Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Jones, Endo, Nyoni
Forwards: Salah, Isak*, Gakpo, Ekitike, Chiesa, Ngumoha
* Doubt
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