Update son Cody Gakpo, Joe Gomez, Mohammed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Jeremie Frimpong

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Liverpool boss Arne Slot will be without Cody Gakpo, Joe Gomez and Mohammed Salah for tomorrow's encounter in N17, while a decision is still to be made on what part Dominik Szoboszlai will play.

With the Reds making the trip to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for our final game before Christmas, they will be missing forward Gakpo and defender Gomez, who are sidelined with muscular injuries.

Forward Salah is also unavailable for selection with the forward on international duty at the Africa Cup of Nations with Egypt.

Slot though is hopeful that midfielder Szoboszlai will be fit enough for the game after he was forced off for the Reds in their 2-0 home win over Brighton & Hove Albion last weekend.

Speaking in his pre-match press conference on Friday, the Liverpool Head Coach said, “He [Gakpo] 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.

“Joe is not in the squad as well for the weekend and Dominik trained yesterday, parts of the training [session], for the first time so let’s see where he is today and how he is tomorrow. Jeremie is in the squad again as well.”

Slot was later asked whether Szoboszlai will be ready to start on Saturday and replied: “That completely depends on how he does today.

“So if he can fulfil the whole training session and then you speak to the player and the medical staff. If the player feels comfortable to play and he did all the things he had to do, then he will start. If he can fulfil the whole session or he fulfils it but he doesn’t feel comfortable himself, we will have a discussion.

“But Dom has been a starter for me in the one-and-a-half years I am here now and for the performances he’s brought in, he would be a starter tomorrow if he is completely fit.”

Conor Bradley is back at Slot's disposal after serving a one-match suspension last weekend while Jeremie Frimpong is also fit enough to return to the squad.