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Every word Arne Slot said on Mohamed Salah, Alisson, injury news and Alexander Isak form

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Usually, he is fit sooner than other players than others when he has a minor injury — so we expect him back for the final part of the season, but not for Sunday.“In all ways, it is a big relief that his injury is minor that he is able to play for us and at the World Cup. So, I don’t think the issue with an [outfield] player when he is out for four or five weeks that he forgot to play football, it’s usually that the fitness levels are not at this intensity to play at the level the Premier League is asking.



There is a difference between a goalkeeper and an outfield player.”Slot hopes Mo Salah will be back on the pitch before the end of the season(Image: LFC)Importance of Sunday : “I think it’s always like that, every game you play has influence on your league position. But we are aware of the fact that it’s a very big game, not only because we play Man United, but definitely also to qualify for the Champions League and to get the highest possible position in the league table, which of course is something we want.

That he does it the way he does is a big compliment, because I think he played twice a good game; against Palace, even better than against Everton, defensively I mean then mainly, which makes sense because usually you improve by playing more in a certain position, getting more used to the players around you and to your position.“What we always know from him is that he shows great personality in every position he plays. Almost every player in the world is at his best when he is 25, 26 but he is already an elite player now and he can only become better and that is the beauty of the signings he did last summer, that all of them are of a certain age where we can only expect them to get better — as long as they don’t get injured.”