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Bradley, Frimpong, Gomez - Liverpool injury latest and return dates for Leeds United clash

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Liverpool will take on Leeds United in the Premier League this weekend, but they still have some players on the side-lines with injury.Liverpool will be determined to return to winning ways when they play Leeds United in the Premier League this weekend. The Reds go into that game on the back of a 1-1 draw with Sunderland in midweek.Arne Slot has been forced to manage several injury and fitness concerns throughout the season, and that will be expected to continue for their trip to Elland Road.



Three players missed the draw with Sunderland on Wednesday evening, but there is a chance that at least one of those names may return to the matchday squad.Liverpool find themselves in ninth place in the Premier League table, but are just two points behind fourth-placed Chelsea heading into the weekend's round of fixtures.READ MORE: Mohamed Salah was bad for my confidence at Liverpool - What he did was just unbelievableREAD MORE: Dominik Szoboszlai backs Arne Slot to find solutions to Liverpool problems - 'Everything has to change'Here, the ECHO takes a look at the latest Liverpool FC injury news and return dates ahead of the Premier League clash against Leeds;Jeremie FrimpongJeremie Frimpong has been on the side-lines since October with a hamstring injury.The Netherlands international is stepping up his recovery and is expected to return before the end of the month.Slot said earlier this week that he hopes to have Frimpong back in training next week, offering an update on how many matches the defender could still miss."Jeremie, at least, will be training with us [next week], but he misses out at least three more games, for example," said Slot before Liverpool's draw with Sunderland.Potential return date: Brighton (H) - December 13Conor BradleyConor Bradley is in line to return to the matchday squad, having missed the last four fixtures with a muscle injury.The Northern Ireland international has returned to training and should, in turn, feature for Liverpool against Leeds."Bradley has trained this week, so he will train today and will be in the squad tomorrow," said Slot.Predicted return date: Leeds United (A) - December 6Joe GomezSlot admitted that Joe Gomez picked up a knock in Liverpool's win over West Ham last weekend, but it wasn't enough to keep the defender on the side-lines against Sunderland and he remains available for selection."Joe Gomez got a knock at West Ham, but started," said Slot. "He will train today, yesterday was a recovery day."Predicted return date: Leeds United (A) - December 6Giovanni LeoniGiovanni Leoni suffered an ACL injury on his Liverpool debut against Championship outfit Southampton in the Carabao Cup way back in September.The defender, who signed from Parma for £26miilion this summer, is expected to be on the side-lines for several months in recovery.Potential return date: Summer 2026