Liverpool were handed a number of fresh injury concerns ahead of their festive schedule as they prepare for games with Wolves, Leeds United and Fulham
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Liverpool picked up three points against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday night but the victory was not without consequence as Arne Slot has been handed a number of fresh injury concerns.
Alexander Isak scored his second Premier League goal for the Reds with a trademark finish after being played in by Florian Wirtz. However, as he shot, he was caught by Micky Van de Ven and forced off.
Conor Bradley and Florian Wirtz were also withdrawn during the game with injury concerns as Liverpool face Wolves, Leeds United, Fulham and Arsenal in their next four games.
One player who will definitely miss Liverpool’s clash with Wolves is Dominik Szoboszlai. The Hungarian picked up his fifth yellow card of the season and under Premier League rules will now serve a one-game ban.
While Szoboszlai will definitely miss the next game, we have rounded up the latest updates on Liverpool’s injury players along with potential return dates...
Liverpool injury news and potential return dates
Wataru Endo
The Japan international has not played since the 3-3 draw with Leeds because of an ankle injury. In Slot’s latest update, he insisted the midfielder would be out for weeks when speaking just over a week ago.
Potential return date v Barnsley, January 12.
Cody Gakpo
Gakpo has also not been seen since the draw with Leeds due to a muscle issue. Speaking ahead of the win over Spurs, Slot said: “He had a scan that looked promising so that means that we are not that worried anymore, as we were maybe one or two weeks ago. So that means he might come back a bit earlier than expected two weeks ago, but that's definitely not tomorrow and also not next week."
Potential return date v Arsenal, January 8
Joe Gomez
The defender was forced off during the first half of the win over Brighton and Hove Albion. He was not fit enough for the trip to Tottenham but has not been ruled out long term.
Potential return date v Fulham, January 4
Giovanni Leoni
The summer signing is out for the season after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury at the end of his debut against Southampton in the Carabao Cup in late September.
Slot said at the time: "He is not in a good place, of course, because he tore his ACL and it means he will be out for a year. Being so young and coming to a new country and playing so well in your first game... it's very hard to take the positive side.
"There's never a positive side – but you always try to look at a positive side and that is that he is still so young, so he has so many years still to go after he recovers from a terrible injury like that."
Potential return date - August 2026
Florian Wirtz
The German international was seen pulling up from chasing a ball deep into second-half stoppage time against Spurs. He was holding his hamstring and was substituted after the game but Slot did not provide an update which would suggest his late withdrawal was just precautionary.
Potential return date v Wolves, December 27
Alexander Isak
The striker scored his second Premier League goal for the Reds after coming on at half time but that proved his last action as he was injured by a late challenge. Slot said after the game: "I don’t have any news on him, but if a player scores, then gets injured and then doesn’t come back on the pitch and doesn’t try to come back... that's usually not a good thing. But I cannot say anything more than that, that is just gut feeling. Nothing medical to say about it."
Potential return date - unknown
Conor Bradley
Bradley was also taken off during the in over Spurs as he required treatment following a collision with Djed Spence. The right-back’s injury history would suggest he may be out for a few weeks but no official confirmation has been given.