Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai, Trent Alexander-Arnold - Liverpool injury news and return dates
Liverpool immediately returned to the top of the table with a 3-1 win over Burnley on Saturday in front of the biggest-ever Premier League crowd at Anfield. While the Reds were not at their swashbuckling best, it should not be forgotten that they were missing 11 first-team players. And salt was then rubbed into the wounds when Trent-Alexander Arnold was forced off at half-time.
With a free week to prepare for Saturday's clash at Brentford, Reds boss Jurgen Klopp will hope that the extra time will give the players who missed the victory against the Clarets time to recover from the sickness bug that has hit the squad. While there is even a chance that talismanic top-scorer Mohamed Salah, who has posted a new fitness update, could be back after a month on the sidelines.
Ibrahima Konate will definitely be back from suspension, while Conor Bradley could return after being granted compassionate leave following the sad passing of his father.
But Klopp is still set to be a missing a number of players for the trip to west London to take on a Brentford side who have not lost at home to Liverpool since winning promotion from the Championship.
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And, ahead of the 12.30pm kick-off, we take a look at the players the Reds currently have sidelined through injury and illness and when they are expected to return...
Mohamed Salah
Salah was, as expected, absent against Burnley, but Klopp hinted on Friday that the forward could be fit to face Brentford. The 31-year-old has been stepping up his recovery at the AXA Training Centre after suffering a hamstring injury in Egypt's
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