Arne Slot has warned that Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz and Joe Gomez will need close monitoring while Liverpool navigate a packed schedule this month. The trio, Slot said, are not capable of playing 90 minutes three times in the same week but could still be involved depending on training and injury risk.<\/p>\n
Liverpool host Sunderland on Wednesday before travelling to Leeds and then Milan for two games in the space of four days. The Reds then host Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday, Dec. 13 before the relative respite of a week-long break.<\/p>\n
Slot was non-committal about the trio ahead of the Premier League fixture. “Let\u2019s see how players feel after training today,” the Dutch boss warned. “Wirtz has missed almost two weeks of training so for him to play minutes is a good thing but let\u2019s see. Joe Gomez also.<\/p>\n
“It was encouraging to see Wirtz play so well. It was maybe the first time for other people but I\u2019ve seen him play very well for us already. It was great for Alex [Isak] to score his first goal but he couldn\u2019t play anymore minutes as he was telling me he was feeling a bit of cramp. So it\u2019s another player to see how he does when he trains today.<\/p>\n
“They can\u2019t play three full 90 minutes in a week but all three can be involved if they don\u2019t get an injury.”<\/p>\n
Slot\u2019s update left scope for rotation across the coming fixtures. After coming under the spotlight for the omission of Mohamed Salah over the weekend, the under-pressure tactician could bring the Egyptian back into the fold to avoid overloading Wirtz or Isak, who have both experienced fitness issues after their eye-watering summer moves.<\/p>\n
Stat for 2025\u201326<\/p>\n
Florian Wirtz \u2014 Number of Injuries: 1; Days Missed Through Injury: 8; Games Missed Through Injury: 2<\/p>\n
Alexander Isak \u2014 Number of Injuries: 2; Days Missed Through Injury: 31; Games Missed Through Injury: 7<\/p>\n
Stats via Transfermarkt.<\/p>\n
Slot was “hopeful” that Conor Bradley would be “available” for Liverpool\u2019s trip to Leeds United on Saturday evening. “Conor got into team training yesterday for the first time,” the Dutch boss told assembled media on Tuesday. “Not everything was 100% yet, so we had to manage him. The good thing is he has done things with the group.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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