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Arne Slot issues positive Florian Wirtz injury update as Liverpool star takes'next step'

Florian Wirtz has not figured in any of Liverpool's last three games, after pulling up with a back injury during the warm-up ahead of Liverpool's away game against Nottingham Forest last month

09:24, 05 Mar 2026Updated 10:04, 05 Mar 2026

Florian Wirtz

Arne Slot gave an update on Florian Wirtz's fitness

Arne Slot provided an update on the fitness of Florian Wirtz ahead of Friday's FA Cup trip to Wolves, saying that the German could figure as a substitute.

Wirtz has not featured in any of Liverpool's last three games, after pulling up with a back injury during the warm-up ahead of Liverpool's away game against Nottingham Forest last month.

"He trained half and half yesterday. He made the next step in his rehab," Slot said during a press conference on Thursday. "Let's see where he is today, and he could be available tomorrow for a few minutes tomorrow in the best scenario."

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Slot added that he has no fresh injury concerns going into the fifth-round meeting at Molineux. Asked whether his players came through Tuesday's loss to Wolves without any concerns, Slot replied: "Yeah, I think they did. Until now they did."

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Liverpool's only other absentees are all long-term ones: Conor Bradley, Alexander Isak, Giovanni Leoni and Wataru Endo have been sidelined for some time.

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