Liverpool returns to competitive action this weekend with a game at Wembley against Crystal Palace.

"He had to go back to Brazil," Slot said before the game with Yokohama Marinos in Japan.

"That's far from ideal...



Van Dijk and Joe Gomez were both absent, leaving Ibrahima Konate as the only senior defensive option.

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Young midfielder Trey Nyoni impressed in the role, but he can't be relied upon regularly just yet, let alone in an unfamiliar role.

But equally, he might not be back in time to face Crystal Palace this weekend.

Conor Bradley

Like Gomez, Slot said that Conor Bradley might not make it back in time to play against Crystal Palace, potentially handing a chance to Jeremie Frimpong to bed himself into the starting XI at the start of the campaign

Bradley has a minor muscle problem and Slot said it would be "tight" for him to return in time to play this weekend