Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk injury updates with Liverpool star ruled out

Liverpool brag Arne Slot has provided an update connected the conditions of Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold up of the Reds' Premier League clash against Southampton

Liverpool brag Arne Slot has revealed that Virgil van Dijk is acceptable to look Southampton this weekend, but that the Reds volition request to hold longer for a fig of different stars.

The Dutch defender departed the Netherlands squad earlier successful the week arsenic helium carried a fig of fittingness issues but has already returned to grooming up of the Premier League's return. Slot has suggested that Van Dijk has received the all-clear to diagnostic this weekend.

The prognosis is little affirmative connected Trent Alexander-Arnold however. The full-back, whose declaration expires successful the summertime successful summation to Van Dijk's, did not articulation up with England aft being forced disconnected the tract successful Liverpool's triumph implicit Aston Villa.

Alexander-Arnold has yet to instrumentality to training, but Slot does expect his lack to beryllium a agelong one. Harvey Elliott has returned to the pitch, but could beryllium a fewer a weeks distant from lucifer fittingness successful summation to Diogo Jota and Federico Chiesa.

Slot said successful his property conference: "Trent and Virgil? I was expecting a antithetic question! Virgil is each good. Trained with america today. Trent not grooming yet but helium is getting there, we expect him backmost soon.

"Harvey [Elliott] 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. Virgil is fine."

Slot besides provided an update connected Alisson Becker. The Brazilian goalkeeper past featured against Crystal Palace, earlier successful October.

The Reds brag admitted they were being cautious implicit the 32-year-old's return. Alisson has returned to goalkeeper grooming but is yet to articulation up with the archetypal squad proper.

"We're cautious with everyone erstwhile it comes to muscles. He is backmost successful grooming with goalkeeper manager and not grooming with the squad but that is expected soon. Le'ts hold and spot wherever helium is successful presumption of lucifer fitness, getting amended and amended but not ready."

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