Florian Wirtz, Conor Bradley, Jeremie Frimpong - Liverpool injury news and return dates
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Liverpool injury news and return dates ahead of the Premier League clash with Nottingham Forest at Anfield on SaturdayLiverpool return to Premier League action at home to Nottingham Forest on Saturday (3pm kick-off). He admitted as much after the defeat to City.
His sole concentration will be on returning to winning ways against a Forest side who are showing signs of improvement after the appointment of former Everton boss Dyche.But the bad news for the Liverpool head coach is that he has new injuries to contend with...Alisson BeckerAlisson Becker has been absent with the hamstring injury he sustained in the 1-0 Champions League loss at Galatasaray on September 30.But Slot has confirmed that his first-choice goalkeeper should return against Forest. He said: "Alisson trained last week and this week so he will be able to play if things work out today, but we do have some issues after the international break."Potential return date: Nottingham Forest (H), Saturday, November 22Conor BradleyOne of those issues being Conor Bradley, who has returned from international action with Northern Ireland with a muscle injury that will rule him out of Liverpool's hectic run of seven games in the space of three weeks.Slot said: "I don't expect Conor to be part of the upcoming 22 days, maybe the end unless a miracle happens."Potential return date: Late DecemberJeremie FrimpongBradley's injury leaves Slot with a real issue at right-back because Jeremie Frimpong remains sidelined.
The summer signing from Bayer Leverkusen has been absent since being forced off in the early stages of the 5-1 Champions League win at Eintracht Frankfurt on October 22 with a thigh injury.In a message on Snapchat recently, Frimpong delivered an encouraging update: "Working hard to be back soon."But Slot said on Friday: "Jeremie is out just as long (as Bradley), won't be available in the next few weeks”Potential return date: Late DecemberFlorian WirtzAnother unexpected blow came in the shape of Florian Wirtz, who has returned from international action with Germany with a muscle injury.But Slot said it was not as serious as Bradley's: "Florian maybe should not be that long."Potential return date: UnknownAlexander IsakAlexander Isak has not played for Liverpool since limping off after Frimpong in the demolition of Frankfurt.But the £125m British transfer record signing should be fit to face Forest after returning to the Reds squad against Man City. And, while he was an unused substitute that day, he then played more than 30 minutes for Sweden in their 4-1 loss to Switzerland on Saturday.However, the striker was an unused substitute for the Swedes in their 1-1 home draw with Slovenia on Tuesday due to a suspension threat, which disappointed Slot as he would have liked him to get more game time.Potential return date: Nottingham Forest (H), Saturday, November 22Giovanni LeoniGiovanni Leoni suffered a devastating ACL injury on his impressive debut for the club in the Carabao Cup home win over Southampton on September 23.The centre-back has undergone surgery and is now taking the first steps on his long road to recovery.Potential return date: Summer 2026