Alisson is not guaranteed to return to Liverpool’s starting lineup against Man United, with the goalkeeper yet to return to training.
Alisson has missed the last seven matches with a hamstring injury, leaving Giorgi Mamardashvili to assume No. 1 duties before he too succumbed to injury.
Third-choice Freddie Woodman was then tasked with stepping up against Crystal Palace, and the possibility of remaining in place for the trip to Old Trafford remains high.
This is due to Slot confirming the Brazilian remains questionable for Sunday’s match, as he had yet to return to training two days out from the Premier League match.
“Ali hasn’t trained with us yet,” Slot revealed in his pre-match press conference. “[He’s] very close to training with us.
WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - Friday, March 6, 2026: Liverpool's goalkeeper Alisson Becker during the pre-match warm-up before the FA Cup 5th Round match between Liverpool FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC at Molineux. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
“I have to hear today from [the] medical staff if he’s able to train today, tomorrow or otherwise the start of next week.
“He’s very close, but we, of course, also don’t want to take any risk, because that’s never what you do with a player, and that’s also what we do now.”
Pressed on whether his lack of training time would all but rule him out of starting, even if he did train on Friday or Saturday, Slot pointed to the different requirements for outfielders and goalkeepers.
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“I think there’s a difference between a goalkeeper and a player,” Slot said. “If a player hasn’t trained for a few weeks, then they need to run much more than goalkeepers do.
“So I don’t think the issue with a player is when he’s out for four or five weeks that he forgot to know how to play football.
“It’s usually that the fitness levels are not at the levels to play at this intensity that the Premier League is asking. So there’s a difference between a goalkeeper and an outfield player.”