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Liverpool boss Arne Slot delivered an injury update on Alexander Isak, Mo Salah, Alisson Becker and Giorgi Mamardashvili and more ahead of this weekend\u2019s meeting with Chelsea. <\/strong><\/p>\n The Reds entertain the Blues at Anfield in the Premier League this Saturday as they look to seal qualification for next season\u2019s UEFA Champions League.<\/p>\n The Merseyside outfit are dealing with a number of absences, with up to nine players potentially missing the Chelsea game.<\/p>\n Isak, though, may feature after training for the first time since sustaining a leg injury that ruled him out of last week\u2019s defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n Salah and Alisson won\u2019t face Chelsea, but the pair are \u201cvery close\u201d to a return to training. Mamardashvili, who has been sidelined by a knee injury, is back in training and could start.<\/p>\n \u201cAlex has trained with us again, only for the first time, yesterday,\u201d Slot said in his pre-match press conference. \u201cSo that is a positive, yesterday he did parts of (training). Hopefully he can do parts or all of it today. Then we will see how much we can use him tomorrow.<\/p>\n Read \u2013\u00a0Liverpool draw up shortlist of potential Alisson replacements<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAlisson not yet, hasn\u2019t trained with us yet but very close. Mamardashvili will train with us today for the first time, so let\u2019s see how he is going to react.<\/p>\n \u201cMo also hasn\u2019t trained with us yet but is also getting very, very close to train with us.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Ibrahima Konate missed training on Wednesday due to a personal matter, as did Florian Wirtz due to illness, but both men have returned to training and should be available for selection.<\/p>\n \u201cIbou had a personal reason not to be there (at training on Wednesday) but was yesterday and today again and Florian was a bit unwell but he trained with us yesterday also.\u201d<\/p>\n Read \u2013\u00a0Chelsea among the clubs \u2018circling\u2019 around ex-Liverpool striker<\/strong><\/p>\n Slot also gave a rare update on Conor Bradley, who has been out with a serious knee injury since January. The Dutchman said he could not put a timeframe on his return to action as the right-back is still a long way from being able to train again.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the rehab it\u2019s always important if certain steps go well or they don\u2019t go well,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s really difficult in the stage where he is in now to predict when he will be back. He\u2019s still inside and working really hard to make the right steps but he is quite far away from going outside, that makes it quite complicated to tell how long it is going to take.\u201d<\/p>\n Read \u2013\u00a0Champions League Awards: Kvaradona kills Bayern dream<\/strong><\/p>\n See Also \u2013 Iconic Performances: Messi twists Bayern Munich inside out<\/strong><\/p>\n Facebook\u00a0|\u00a0Instagram\u00a0| Twitter<\/a> | YouTube | TikTok<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\nLiverpool injury news as Slot issues update ahead of Chelsea<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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