Liverpool return to domestic action this weekend with Arne Slot given a welcome injury boost
Liverpool's Alexander Isak returned from injury in the defeat to PSG.
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Arne Slot has admitted Liverpool will take their time reintegrating Alexander Isak back into the action following his lengthy absence through injury. The Swedish striker made his first appearance for the Reds in four months in the defeat to PSG in midweek.
Isak came off the bench for the latter stages of the game, with Liverpool searching for a way back into the tie. Slot's side trail 2-0 following the first leg and have it all to do if they want to progress in the competition.
However, the Champions League will be put on the backburner for the meantime, with Liverpool in action against Fulham this weekend. The Reds know they need a win to maintain their quest for Champions League qualification, though will be without several players for the clash at Anfield.
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Here, the Liverpool ECHO takes a look at the latest injuries and potential return dates after Arne Slot's press conference.
Alexander Isak
Alexander Isak made his return to action in the defeat to PSG during the week and Slot has offered and update on his fitness and whether he'll play a part this weekend.
Slot said: "That Alex is available for us again is vital of course. It has been hard for us to convert chances into goals and he's been a goalscorer all his life. To have him back is really nice.
"It was only 15 minutes but good to have him back. Hopefully he can grow to his form as soon as possible.
"The last time of course it took him a while which is normal, but we're hoping after the great rehab period we can bring him faster to the level we want him to be at."
Potential return date: Saturday, April 11 vs Fulham.
Paris, France - April 8: Alexander Isak of Liverpool FC looks on during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Quarter-Final First Leg match between Paris Saint-Germain FC and Liverpool FC at Parc des Princes on April 8, 2026 in Paris, France. (Photo by Harry Langer/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via Getty Images)
Alexander Isak during his Liverpool return against Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday evening(Image: Harry Langer/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via Getty Images)
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Alisson has not featured since picking up a hamstring injury in the win over Galatasaray, missing the Reds' last three games.
Slot said: "We don't get the player back yet but Alisson is working hard to get his way back. He won't be in this weekend."
Potential return date: Unknown
Conor Bradley
The defender won't play for Liverpool again this season after undergoing surgery on a knee injury he picked up against Arsenal in January.
Speaking after surgery, Bradley said: "A big blow, but surgery is done, so the comeback starts now. It won't be for a little while, but I already can't wait to get back playing for Liverpool FC and Northern Ireland."
Potential return date: Next season
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Endo has not featured since February's visit to the Stadium of Light, when he had to be carried off the pitch following a foot injury. Speaking at the time, Slot said: "Wata will be out for a long time. We don't know exactly how long – but long."
Potential return date: Next season.
Stefan Bajcetic
Bajcetic is yet to pull on a Reds shirt this season, and speaking back in January, Slot said: "He's not training yet. So, he constantly gets close to the team and then he has a little setback and then comes close and has a little setback, so we're hoping and expecting to have him very soon, again.
"But at that moment of time he trains with us again, then he's been out for six, seven, eight months [with] no first-team training. So, as much as I'd like to have him back, we have to manage the expectations with him as well."
Potential return date: Unknown.
Giovanni Leoni
Leoni has been sidelined since picking up an ACL injury during September's Carabao Cup encounter with Southampton. He is not anticipated to return until 2026/27.
Confirming the defender's injury last year, Slot said: "He is not in a good place, of course, because he tore his ACL and it means he will be out for a year. Being so young and coming to a new country and playing so well in your first game... it's very hard to take the positive side.
"There's never a positive side – but you always try to look at a positive side, and that is that he is still so young, so he has so many years still to go after he recovers from a terrible injury like that."
Potential return date: Next season.
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