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Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp says Mohamed Salah is fine, has returned to full training and is expected to return to the squad for lunch against Brentford on Saturday. However, goalkeeper Alisson was left out of the squad after getting injured during training.
The Brazilian player did not travel to London with the rest of the squad, but remained in the North West for further testing to assess the injury. missed the Africa Cup of Nations with an ankle injury but now looks set to come in handy for Liverpool for the first time since scoring twice against Newcastle on New Year’s Day. “Mo is fully back in training and of course that makes him a natural rival,” Klopp said about the top scorer, who has 14 goals and eight caps in the Premier League this season. There is another good news for Liverpool; Ibrahima Konate avoided suspension and Joe Gomez played again. Connor Bradley also returned to the team after his father’s death. However, Thiago Alcantara and Trent Alexander-Arnold are still out.
It was announced earlier this week that Alexander-Arnold would not be able to play for Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final against Chelsea on February 25 after suffering a knee injury, and Klopp also said he doubted Dominic Sobers could return from his thigh injury. The match is at Wembley Stadium. Klopp also dismissed suggestions that Alexander-Arnold’s recent knee problems could be down to him recovering too quickly from his previous knee injury. “I heard we discussed forcing Trent back because of these issues,” he said.
“No one wants this, the situation is different, the situation is different, as long as I am here we are not forcing anyone to come back. “We always try to catch the earliest moment (when you can bring back a player). When we get that moment, no one talks about it,” said Alexis Mike Allister and Diogo [Jota]. The final decision is always there. “We won’t know if [Alexander-Arnold’s latest injury] will happen. Very good, unfortunate and unfortunate. “We need to get the kids back as soon as possible, but not before we’re ready.”
