Liverpool give injury updates on Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk ahead of Southampton clash

Arne Slot has confirmed whether Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk are acceptable to play Liverpool’s Premier League clash astatine Southampton.

The Reds question to St. Mary’s connected Sunday with the accidental to widen their 5 constituent pb successful the table.

However, Slot is having to woody with a fig of wounded issues to cardinal players, astir notably skipper Virgil van Dijk and and vice-captain Alexander-Arnold.

The second picked up a thigh issue conscionable earlier the planetary interruption and was one of galore England players to retreat from Three Lions duty.

There was anticipation that the right-back would instrumentality to enactment successful clip for the Southampton clash, which precedes immense matches against Real Madrid and Manchester City adjacent week.

However, Slot has revealed that the 26-year-old has not yet returned to grooming and volition truthful miss the travel to the Saints who are bottommost of the table.

But determination is amended quality regarding Van Dijk aft the centre-back returned to Anfield aboriginal from the Netherlands squad connected ‘medical grounds’.

Asked astir the pair’s fittingness successful his Friday property conference, Slot said: ‘Trent and Virgil? I was expected a antithetic question!’ jokingly referring to the ongoing speculation implicit their futures astatine the club.

‘Virgil is each good. Trained with america today. Trent not grooming yet but helium is getting there, we expect him backmost soon.’

The manager besides shared an update connected goalkeeper Alisson, who has missed the past 4 league games with a hamstring injury,as good arsenic attacking trio Diogo Jota, Harvey Elliott andFederico Chiesa.

‘Alisson? We’re cautious with everyone erstwhile it comes to muscles,’ the Dutchman added.

‘He is backmost successful grooming with goalkeeper manager and not grooming with the squad but that is expected soon. Let’s hold and spot wherever helium is successful presumption of lucifer fitness, getting amended and amended but not ready.

‘Harvey is with america now, been retired for galore weeks but with the squad present connected the pitch. Jota is inactive the aforesaid arsenic Federico who is coming backmost into the league aft 1 workout today.

‘All expected backmost successful a fewer weeks but past portion of betterment is ever the hardest, truthful let’s hold and see.’

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