Liverpool is without several players for Saturday’s Premier League game versus Wolves but right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold could return to the starting line-up
Liverpool will be without three players for the Premier League meeting with Wolves, and Cody Gakpo could also miss the game after coming off with an injury against Everton.
The Reds will definitely be without Curtis Jones, Joe Gomez and Tyler Morton, with Jones suspended after his red card at Goodison Park, and Gomez and Morton out due to injury
Issuing an injury update in his pre-match press conference, Liverpool head coach Arne Slot said: “We saw Trent [Alexander-Arnold], of course, being able to play [after missing the cup games against Spurs and Plymouth]. It was the intention to play around half an hour, I think he played somewhere around half an hour, so he will be training with us again.
“Joe Gomez is out and Tyler Morton is out. Cody is a bit of a doubt as well, so let’s wait [to see] how he is today. I had to take him off because of an injury, because he got a knock, so let’s see how he is today
Clearly, Jones’ one-match suspension was avoidable but Slot was in no position to criticize the midfielder having also been sent off in the moments following the final whistle at Goodison Park on Wednesday
“The good thing is we play so many games,” Slot said. “I think he got a second yellow, if I am correct, so I assume it is the same in England as in Holland then it’s only a one-game ban. He is out then for one game and then Wednesday is a game [against Aston Villa] and then Sunday there is a game again [against Manchester City]. He comes back from an injury, so he missed already a few games. I was planning to start him against Plymouth but he wasn’t completely recovered yet. I liked him a lot when he came in [against Everton]; a very good half-hour. I think it was the best part of our game after we made the substitutions.”
Slot added: “I like a lot that he (Jones) stands up for the team – for the team and for the fans – but there are also other ways to do that, maybe. I will talk with him about that, but it is the same for me. I should’ve acted differently after the game as well. It’s an emotional sport and sometimes individuals, out of emotion, make the wrong decision. That’s definitely what I did