Liverpool are gearing up for their Premier League clash against Wolves on Saturday afternoon, but it’s still unclear who will be available for the match against the division’s basement club Conor Bradley’s chances of playing are “50-50”, according to Liverpool manager Arne Slot, after he was forced off at half-time during the 2-1 victory over Tottenham last Saturday following a collision with Spurs defender Djed Spence. Cody Gakpo, who has missed the last three games due to a muscle issue, is also given the same odds of participating.

If neither can play, they’re likely to make an appearance in the home game against Leeds United on New Year’s Day. Florian Wirtz is expected to be fit, as his late substitution in the Spurs win was due to cramp and not considered serious. However, Alexander Isak is definitely out after undergoing surgery on Monday for an ankle injury that included a fractured fibula, sustained when he was tackled by Tottenham’s Micky van de Ven while scoring the first goal.

Joe Gomez continues to be sidelined with a muscle injury that saw him leave early in the Brighton match the previous weekend, while Wataru Endo is still out with an ankle problem and Dominik Szoboszlai is suspended after receiving his fifth Premier League yellow card of the season last Saturday.

Mohamed Salah is currently representing Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, whilst teenage defender Giovanni Leoni remains sidelined for the remainder of the campaign following ACL surgery in September.

Slot commented: “It is the time for the players who we do have available to do what they have done so many times and roll their sleeves up and not only our players but our fans as well and help us in the best possible way to get the results we want.

“Therefore, the players who are available need to give everything they have like the fans as they usually do.”

The Dutch manager insisted most of the injury problems aren’t down to excessive workload, explaining: “The most injuries we have are not related to overloading. When you look at Alex’s injury, it has nothing to do with overloading the player. It’s the same with Wataru Endo.

“Of course, there are one or two that might have to do with overloading – Cody Gakpo has a muscle and the same is to be said with Joe Gomez.”