Arne Slot provides six-player injury update ahead of Chelsea clash
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Arne Slot has provided an update on the numerous injury concerns ahead of facing Chelsea this Saturday at Anfield. Image Credits: Imago ImagesArne Slot has provided an update on the numerous injury concerns ahead of facing Chelsea this Saturday at Anfield.Mohamed Salah is still working his way back from a hamstring issue that has kept him out of recent games.
He has stepped up his recovery work at the AXA Training Centre and has been spotted doing individual sessions, but it remains to be seen whether he will be cleared for full training in time for the weekend.Alisson, meanwhile, is now seven games into a second hamstring spell of the season. The Brazilian was working towards a Crystal Palace return that ultimately came too soon.Giorgi Mamardashvili is making progress after suffering a nasty knee wound in the Merseyside derby, but his lay‑off was estimated at two to four weeks and he is not expected to be rushed back for Saturday.Alexander Isak also picked up a small groin issue in the build-up to the Manchester United defeat.Now speaking in his pre-Chelsea press conference, Arne Slot has provided an update on the four players:“Alex trained with us again yesterday for the first time.
Mo is very very close like Ali.”Meanwhile, Florian Wirtz and Ibrahima Konate were not spotted in training on Thursday afternoon at the AXA. Slot revealed that Konate was absent due to personal reasons and Florian Wirtz was feeling ill:“Ibrahima Konate had a personal reason for not training on Wednesday but was yesterday and today and Florian was a bit unwell but trained yesterday as well.”With so many key names at different stages of their recovery, much will hinge on how they come through the final training sessions at the AXA before Slot makes his final calls.The Liverpool boss has made it clear he will not take unnecessary risks, but having Salah, Isak, Mamardashvili and Alisson all edging closer gives him far more flexibility than even a week ago.