With that line up we’ll be playing a 2-6-1-1 to have the width. Certainly would be interesting having Frimpong and Kerkez bombing down the wings.
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Worth just going for it just for a laugh, first goal scored can win this one and I hope we take it to them rather than concede first then crumble.
Highlights from the press conference that I slept through:
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Slot said Mo Salah has a “minor injury” and will be back for the final part of the season but not in time for Sunday. He added: “It is a big relief that his injury is minor and he is able to play for us and at the World Cup. If a player deserves a big send off then it is Mo.”
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The Liverpool boss said Alisson Becker is “close” to training with the group but has not done so yet. He did say there a difference between an outfield player and goalkeeper in terms of coming back - that “players need to run much more than goalkeepers do” and that [with outfield players] “it’s usually that the fitness levels are not at the intensity required for the Premier League”.
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Slot believes his team can be “at a much higher level” than they have been in their past three games, which they won. He added: “We’ve shown already that we can play much better but in many of these games we were very unlucky with the outcome. In the last three games, I wouldn’t say we didn’t deserve to win but we were more lucky than we’ve ever been this season.”
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He added: “This team is capable of much more but it would be helpful if everyone is available once in a while and that hasn’t been the situation throughout the whole season. It’s very extreme at the moment the amount of players we have missing.”
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The Liverpool boss admitted that converting chances is not something they have done very well this season and said “one of the players that we thought could score a lot of goals for us [Alexander Isak] has hardly been available”.
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On the possibility that he will add to his backroom staff this summer, Slot said: “We all know we’ve lost a member of staff during the season. We parted ways [with Aaron Briggs] so I think it makes complete sense for this club if someone is leaving in a certain department that you are looking at a replacement.”
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In the short time Florian Wirtz has been at the club, Slot said the development he has made is “clear” and that he is “already an elite player but he can only become better”. He added: “That’s the beauty of the signings we made last summer. All of them are at a certain age where we can only expect them to become better as long as they don’t get injured.”
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On facing Manchester United, Slot said: “We are aware of the fact it’s a very big game, not only because we play Manchester United but also to qualify for Champions League and to get the highest possible finish in the league table. We know how important it is to qualify for the Champions League for any club but definitely for our club.”
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He said United were better than their league position suggested last season and have become “more consistent, especially under Michael Carrick” in their results.
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Let’s not forget that they finished 15th place, below relegation contenders West Ham and level on points with relegated Wolves.
It will be a different starting lineup for this game of course, but likely to be the same midfield 3 who lost this 3-0 last season. Casemiro, Mainoo and Fernandes.
As last seasons 2 match winners (the best wide players we’ve had playing out there for a while) are not available for this game. Then I suspect it will be a counter-attack type of affair. And reason why I would start Frimpong, get the ball out wide right to him, he attempts to get to the line first and cross over to Isak. Repeat that until Luke shaw is breathing out of his back side.
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Is Salah about to have a feature type interview on SSN?
That spandau ballet kid just said we sit down and ask Mo Salah in the build up to Sundays game??
Premier League Friday - it’s on now
What’s he doing on the football?
Big game. I hope the world’s worst Liverpool side can edge ahead of them in the table. That would be a little something.
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Since the 7-0 it’s been 1 win each and 3 draws.
You could say over that time we were the “confident” team and charging along while they were shite.
I’m trying to find hope. It’s fair to say they will be cock a hoop and confident whereas we have been well…refer Slot or any post match thread.
At the end of the day I think we will be up for it and jag a result.
Play Joe at RB and Frimpong in Mo’s spot. Just keep playing Joe. When he crocks who cares the season is almost done.
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So all the players on the sicky list, will be playing on Sunday…the LAZURUS syndrome…better known as the fib list…
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Didn’t we go into the 7-0 as second faves?
It does tend to against the team ahead at the time bar the Ole era.
Isak out with a groin strain apparently.
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If Rio doesn’t start….If true anyhow.
It’s from the s*n and an utd based side. A day before our game ?
Let’s wait for something reliable 
It’s probably a wind up
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Sorry mate didn’t see the source. Hopefully he’s ok.
I just found this
https://x.com/SMXLFC/status/2050672023018373434
Out of the comments…Everything got deleted afterwards on several different accounts
I don’t think they would know anything frankly. Seems similar to our one.
Kerkez trained on Friday.
Isak is injured and not playing tomorrow, a groin injury sustained in training. It’s getting bloody ridiculous now.
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Source?
Just had a look and it’s the same source posted earlier. Said it happened in training this week but it could have only happened today.
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