Liverpool will travel to St James’ Park to face Newcastle United in the Premier League on Wednesday night.
The Reds are heading into this game after a 2-0 win against Manchester City last week.
Liverpool have won 11 out of their 13 Premier League games and only lost once. That defeat came in September against Nottingham Forest.
Ahead of their game against Newcastle, Arne Slot has shared some positive injury updates.
The Reds will be without Ibrahima Konate, Kostas Tsimikas and Conor Bradley for this game, but Slot hints that it won’t be long before other key players join the group.
Harvey Elliott got a few minutes towards the end against City, and Federico Chiesa should be back in the side soon.
Slot said, as quoted by BBC Sport: “The good thing is that Harvey Elliott is getting fitter and fitter again and he played this position many times as well. I’m not afraid that Mo’s numbers will drop at all. When it comes to an injury of him, then we are in a better position on the left wing than we are on the right.
“The good thing is, Federico is also training with us. He is getting back and Harvey is getting back, but the best thing that can happen to us is that Mo stays fit and keeps producing these numbers.”
Liverpool need players back quickly during the festive break
Are Liverpool getting over-reliant on Mohamed Salah? Probably yes.
The Egyptian wizard is an incredibly fit player who has started in all 13 Premier League games for the club.
Liverpool will have more attacking options when Chiesa and Elliott return, and it will make the squad even stronger.
Diogo Jota is also expected to return at some point this month.
Chiesa has managed only one substitute appearance in the Premier League. The Italy forward can play as a striker and in all three attacking positions upfront.
He is a top-quality player, but his injury problems remain a big concern. He can still play a big role for the Reds this season.
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