Arne Slot will welcome Mohamed Salah back from injury in a significant boost for Liverpool as they close out the Premier League season. Salah has been sidelined since sustaining a hamstring injury against Crystal Palace last month, which caused the Egyptian forward to miss matches against Manchester United and Chelsea.
However, Salah has now recovered from the hamstring problem and is expected to feature against Aston Villa, who are battling the Reds for fourth place in the Premier League. Liverpool also have a final home game against Brentford on 24 May to conclude the 2025/26 campaign.
“Konate is OK, trained with us. Salah is available for a few minutes but hopefully can come in,” Slot said ahead of Friday evening's encounter. “Alisson trained with us, let's see where he is. Wirtz has a stomach infection, so let's see how fit he is. He is on antibiotics.”
The Dutch coach also displayed frustration when questioned about Alisson Becker's future beyond the current campaign. “Boring... same old answer,” remarked Slot. “I am reading the same as you but I won't talk about it over here. You can ask as many times as you want in different ways, our fans need to support Alisson if it's his first or last. Our fans will support him tomorrow and next week and the same goes for next week.”
One player who will definitely leave Liverpool this summer is Andy Robertson, with Slot praising the Scot's impact at Anfield over nine years. “I think he is maybe the player that changed that position into a player that constantly goes up and down,” Slot said. “I think we all remember the press against Man City, many, many managers showed that to their players. I was one of them. It showed mentality and intensity. He played with that all throughout, constantly up and down, important on both sides of the pitch.
“One of the full-backs that changed that position. He is a great human, I have experienced that for two years worked with him. People see that in social media posts. He has been a very influential player for this club.”
