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Liverpool could be without up to seven senior players for their trip to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday. Arne Slot’s options were further stretched during last weekend’s 2-0 win over Brighton, with Joe Gomez suffering a hamstring injury and Dominik Szoboszlai limping off with an ankle problem. Mohamed Salah has since departed for Africa Cup of Nations duty, while Cody Gakpo and Wataru Endo remain sidelined with injuries.
Slot was limited to an eight-man bench against Brighton, including two players yet to make a Premier League appearance. Although Conor Bradley returns from suspension, Gomez is expected to miss out, Szoboszlai is a doubt, and Jeremie Frimpong’s availability remains uncertain as he nears a return.
“If I have a player who goes off with a muscle injury like Joe (Gomez), that’s normally not a positive thing,” Slot said after the Brighton game. I would not expect him to be in the squad next week [at Tottenham Hotspur]. But sometimes you get a positive surprise. People now maybe understand a bit better why I was always so cautious not to play him so many games. I assume many people thought, ‘If you have a defender, if you have a right full-back, why don’t you play him?’
“And Dom (Szoboszlai), it was his ankle. It didn’t look great when I just saw him. But he has unbelievable mentality so let’s hope for the best. The good thing is that Conor Bradley comes back from a suspension and normally Jeremie Frimpong will train with us also. But we’re also going to miss Mo (Salah) because he is going to go to the Africa Cup of Nations.” Long-term absentee Giovanni Leoni is also ruled out for the season. Youngsters Stefan Bajcetic and Jayden Danns are sidelined with hamstring injuries, while Kaide Gordon remains out with a meniscus issue.
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