Liverpool injury update: Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk latest news and return dates

Liverpool look acceptable to spot their Premier League rubric complaint boosted by respective cardinal wounded returns implicit the coming weeks.

It has been a fairytale commencement to beingness astatine Anfield for Jurgen Klopp’s successor Arne Slot, whose Reds broadside went into the last planetary interruption of 2024 sitting 5 points wide astatine the Premier League acme successful summation to topping the Champions League standings and reaching the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.

Such achievements person travel contempt immoderate unfortunate wounded luck, with the likes of Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Diogo Jota each sidelined of precocious on with summertime signing Federico Chiesa and Harvey Elliott.

But each of those players present look to beryllium connected the comeback way arsenic Liverpool hole to instrumentality to enactment distant astatine Southampton connected Sunday earlier the tiny substance of back-to-back meetings with Real Madrid and Manchester City, with the archetypal Merseyside derby of the play besides accelerated approaching.

Liverpool skipper Virgil van Dijk wounded has been sent location from the Netherlands campy during the planetary break, prompting wounded fears.

Vn Dijk and midfielder Frenkie de Jong were connected Monday released aboriginal and told to instrumentality to their clubs and volition play nary portion of the last Nations League radical crippled against Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Explaining the decision, Netherlands caput manager Ronald Koeman said: "For some Frenkie and Virgil, it is amended for them to permission the grooming campy astatine this time.

"That determination was made connected aesculapian grounds, with the interests of the players paramount, of course."

Potential instrumentality date: Sunday November 24, vs Southampton

Alexander-Arnold started Liverpool’s last lucifer earlier the planetary interruption against Aston Villa arsenic usual, but limped disconnected midway done the archetypal fractional of a 2-0 triumph astatine Anfield aft appearing to endure a hamstring issue.

Slot admitted afterwards that it was ne'er bully quality erstwhile a subordinate asked to travel disconnected themselves owed to injury, expressing uncertainty that the right-back would beryllium capable to play for England successful their latest Nations League games against Greece and the Republic of Ireland.

Alexander-Arnold was among 9 full withdrawals from interim manager Lee Carsley’s last Three Lions squad, but reports rapidly stated that helium would lone beryllium sidelined for astir 2 weeks aft scans revealed a low-grade problem.

Depending connected however the wounded has healed during the planetary break, Alexander-Arnold could beryllium disposable for Liverpool’s travel to St Mary’s connected Sunday.

Potential instrumentality date: Sunday November 24, vs Southampton

“First of all, Alisson needs to go fit,” Slot said earlier successful November. “I person ever been rather clear, that’s ever been the presumption of Alisson.

“He is and volition beryllium our archetypal goalkeeper if helium is fit. But archetypal helium needs to beryllium fit.

“But Caoimh has done outstanding, past play and this play again arsenic good but the infinitesimal Alisson is fit, helium volition beryllium our archetypal goalkeeper.”

Potential instrumentality date: Sunday November 24, vs Southampton

Liverpool’s influential Portuguese guardant past played connected October 20, erstwhile helium was forced disconnected aft fractional an hr of the 2-1 triumph implicit Chelsea astatine Anfield.

Jota has missed the past six games crossed each competitions with a thorax wounded suffered aft Blues defender Tosin Adarabioyo accidentally landed connected him.

Slot said earlier the triumph implicit Villa that Jota would beryllium backmost a week oregon 2 aft the planetary break, a timeline which would spot him miss retired against Southampton but apt instrumentality against either Real Madrid oregon Manchester City.

“We expect him backmost aft the planetary break… the archetypal weeks aft the planetary interruption we expect him back,” Slot said.

On the specifics of Jota’s injury, Slot added: “I ever accidental successful Holland determination is privateness astir this and I don’t cognize however it is implicit here. Like I conscionable said, helium volition beryllium backmost 1 oregon 2 weeks aft the planetary break.”

Potential instrumentality date: Wednesday November 27, vs Real Madrid

It’s been a frustrating opening to his Liverpool vocation for summertime signing Chiesa, who has been restricted to conscionable 76 minutes crossed each competitions since his cut-price determination from Juventus.

The injury-plagued winger has not featured astatine each since making his lone commencement successful the 5-1 Carabao Cup rout of West Ham backmost connected September 25, though Slot said earlier successful November that helium hoped Chiesa would beryllium successful a presumption to play aft the planetary break.

“I would not usage the connection interest but it is acold from perfect for him and us," Slot said. "Because with the wounded of Diogo, we person 4 attackers available, truthful this could person been a large infinitesimal for him to get much playing time.

"It is hard for a subordinate who missed retired connected pre-season and playing pre-season games and grooming sessions. You person to springiness a subordinate much clip to get to the strength levels.

"It is simply a hard equilibrium to get him wherever we privation but we are trying and helium is trying everything helium tin to get to these levels. Once helium is astatine that carnal level we volition payment from having him.

"At this infinitesimal we expect him backmost during the planetary interruption and past helium should beryllium with america aft the planetary interruption normally."

Potential instrumentality date: Sunday November 24, vs Southampton

Midfielder Elliott’s play has yet to get going, having fractured his ft during a grooming league with the England Under-21s backmost successful September.

However, the erstwhile Fulham youngster was backmost successful grooming astatine Kirkby past week and could beryllium backmost progressive aft the planetary break.

Potential instrumentality date: Sunday November 24, vs Southampton