Liverpool take on Man City in the FA Cup quarter-final at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon
Alexander Isak, Arne Slot and Mohamed Salah
Man City and Liverpool could both be missing players for Saturday's FA Cup clash
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Both Arne Slot and Pep Guardiola have given injury updates ahead of tomorrow's FA Cup quarter-final clash between Manchester City and Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium. City host the Reds fresh off the international break and their Carabao Cup triumph over Arsenal at Wembley Stadium.
In contrast, Liverpool have struggled to repeat their title-winning form from last season and were beaten 3-1 by Brighton ahead of the international break, but are missing several key players through injury. Slot has delivered some major Liverpool injury updates ahead of the game.
Speaking on Friday, the Liverpool boss said: "It will definitely be too fast to expect him in the starting line-up. He trained with us yesterday for the first time, and today, for the second time after exactly 101 days. So, it will take a bit of time... we will make sure we do the right thing in terms of building him up."
The Liverpool head coach confirmed: "He is [fit]. He trained with us yesterday, he will train with us today and is available for the game tomorrow."
Alisson after a Liverpool game
Alisson spoke out on his injury(Image: Alfie Cosgrove/News Images/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Slot said: "He will not be part of the Paris Saint-Germain games as well. He will be out for a bit longer. Towards the end of the season, we expect him to be fit again."
Alisson had only recently returned from a brief spell on the sidelines but has now rejoined several other long-term Liverpool injury casualties.
Taking to social media platform X on Friday afternoon, the goalkeeper posted his own update, writing: "I didn't suffer a new injury. I'm in the treatment phase, and the plan is to be in full playing condition by the end of April!"
The latter missed the Carabao Cup final against Arsenal through a hamstring complaint, but having enjoyed several weeks of rest, he could find himself in Saturday's squad.
Greater uncertainty surrounds John Stones following his withdrawal from the England squad earlier this week, with Thomas Tuchel delivering an injury assessment upon his return to Man City.
He said: "John was gutted he had this minor incident, not a big injury. Given the history, we had to be careful; it made no sense to push him through and try stuff that could make it worse."