Liverpool are set to face Sunderland at Anfield on Wednesday evening, with both teams dealing with injury concerns. Reds manager Arne Slot provided updates on his squad's fitness during Tuesday's press conference, confirming three players will be unavailable.
Conor Bradley has returned to training but is not yet fully fit. Slot said: 'Conor got into a training session yesterday for the first time, team training. He's not everything 100 per cent yet so we have to manage that a little bit.' Jeremie Frimpong is also nearing a comeback after a muscle problem in October, but Slot expects him to miss at least three more games. Long-term absentee Giovanni Leoni remains sidelined for the season after tearing his ACL in September.
With Bradley and Frimpong out, Slot has used Dominik Szoboszlai, Curtis Jones and Joe Gomez at right-back in recent matches. Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris also shared updates on his players. Mouhamadou Habib Diarra continues to recover from groin surgery, while Noah Sadiki is dealing with a facial injury but is expected to be available. Dennis Cirkin and Leo Hjelde are close to returning after playing for the U21s last week.
