Liverpool have been given some good news on the eve of their trip to face Tottenham in the Premier League on Saturday, but Arne Slott will still not be in the full squad.
Liverpool manager Arne Slott has revealed that Dominik Szoboszlai should be ready for Saturday’s game against Tottenham Hotspur. The Reds will also be boosted by the availability of two right-backs and the news that Kodi Gakpo’s injury is not as serious as initially thought.
Szoboszlai and Joe Gomez were both sent off in last Saturday’s 2-0 home win against Brighton & Hove Albion, extending Liverpool’s unbeaten run in all competitions to five games.
The team will aim to extend that tally to six games in north London tomorrow night, and Slott revealed in a press conference this morning that although Gomez will be absent, key midfielder Szoboszlai is expected to join the squad and will be available if he is “fully fit”.
The squad will feature Conor Bradley, who missed the game against Brighton due to suspension, and fellow right-back Jeremy Frimpong. Frimpong has been sidelined since suffering a muscular problem in the 5-1 Champions League win over Eintracht Frankfurt on October 22, but has now returned to full training.
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It comes at a perfect time for Gomez, who started at right-back against the Seagulls and was ruled out of the trip to Spurs, reports the Liverpool Echo. In addition to Gomez and Gakpo, there are a total of seven players absent, including Wataru Endo, Giovanni Leoni, Stefan Bicetic, Jaeden Dans and Kaide Gordon, who are in the treatment room.Mohamed Salah has left the team to represent Egypt at the African Cup of Nations.
Slott said: “Joe wasn’t in the squad over the weekend and Dominic trained for the first time yesterday as part of the training (session). So let’s see where he is today and what tomorrow will be like. Jeremy is also in the squad again.”
Asked whether Szoboszlai will start, the coach added: “It depends on how he is doing today. So we will see if he can complete the training session and then we will talk to the player and the medical staff. If the player is comfortable and has done everything he is supposed to do, then he will start.”
“If he can do a full session or if he’s not comfortable after a full session, we’ll have a conversation. But Dom has been a starter for me for the year and a half I’ve been here and given the performance he’s brought, if he’s fully fit, he’ll be a starter tomorrow.”
Slott also provided a positive update on Gakpo, who was tested this week. The attacker will miss this weekend’s game and next Saturday’s home game against Wolves, but should be back sooner than expected.
Slott revealed: “His test results looked promising, so that means we’re not as worried anymore as we probably were a week or two ago. That means he could be back a little sooner than we expected two weeks ago, but it’s definitely not tomorrow, and it’s definitely not next week.”
There was no news regarding midfielder Endo, but defender Leoni has been out for a long time. The match against Tottenham will be the Reds’ first game since star striker Salah left for AFCON.
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