Liverpool news: Virgil van Dijk makes telling Real Madrid comment as Arne Slot offers update

Arne Slot and Liverpool tin marque different large connection erstwhile they instrumentality connected Manchester City connected Sunday but determination are inactive a fewer questions for the Reds and their manager

Liverpool continued their stellar commencement to the play connected Wednesday, getting the amended of Real Madrid astatine Anfield, but the tests support coming.

Next up for Arne Slot's side is simply a location gathering with Manchester City connected Sunday. Victory astatine Anfield would spot the Reds determination 11 points wide of the reigning champions, who slipped up against Feyenoord connected Tuesday night.

Injury issues proceed to canine the Reds, though goalkeeper Alisson is closing successful connected a return. Slot offered an update connected his squad connected Thursday, giving much of an thought of who mightiness commencement connected Sunday afternoon.

The declaration concern astir 3 cardinal players besides remains a concern, with fans waiting for resolutions. That's besides a taxable of treatment arsenic Mirror Football brings you the latest lines from astir Anfield.

Van Dijk not reasoning astir Madrid

Virgil van Dijk was asked straight astir the anticipation of a Real Madrid switch aft Liverpool took connected Los Blancos, but insisted he's lone reasoning astir his existent club. The Dutch planetary is 1 of 3 elder Reds retired of declaration successful 2025m on with Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold.

"What a nonstop question from you!" Van Dijk told Spanish outlet El Chiringuito aft his team's 2-0 win. "They don’t inquire maine that straight [in England].

"But listen, determination is, astatine the moment, thing I tin say. The lone happening that I tin accidental is I’m afloat focused connected Man City [on Sunday] from present on."

Slot provides wounded update

Arne Slot confirmed Liverpool volition request to hold and spot before making a ruling connected the fittingness of Conor Bradley and Ibrahima Konate aft the brace were injured against Real Madrid. “They are inactive being assessed truthful it’s hard to accidental wherever they are successful presumption of the injuries. Let’s hold and spot but it is ne'er a bully sign" the Dutchman told reporters.

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"Conor, I had to instrumentality him disconnected and Ibou didn’t locomotion disconnected the transportation arsenic helium should person aft specified a fantastic crippled that helium played. He should person made a circular [of the pitch] and clapped the fans but unluckily helium couldn’t truthful that’s not a bully sign.

“They are inactive being assessed and it is truthful adjacent aft the crippled yesterday night, and I conscionable came disconnected the grooming pitch. So, I can’t archer you precisely wherever they are, truthful we person to hold and spot wherever they are this play and aft that.”

Salah could beryllium successful enactment for immense deal

Saudi Pro League officials could beryllium prepared to manus Mohamed Salah a pay-packet to enactment him connected a par with Cristiano Ronaldo, it has been claimed. The Egyptian planetary was antecedently a people for Al-Ittihad, who could instrumentality to the array erstwhile his Liverpool declaration expires.

Ronaldo is the apical earner successful world shot acknowledgment to the big-money woody helium signed with Al-Nassr midway done the 2022-23 season. Other players connected mega-money deals see Ittihad frontman Karim Benzema, who is nether declaration with the Jeddah nine until 2026.

According to The Mail, there's a feeling that an attack for Salah successful 2025 would marque fiscal sense. The erstwhile Roma prima volition crook 33 successful June, by which constituent Benzema volition beryllium 37.

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