Liverpool make the challenging trip to north London on Sunday afternoon, visiting Tottenham Hotspur, as they look to extend their Premier League lead.
The Reds have lost just once in all competitions this season but drew with Newcastle United and Fulham in the most recent. Premier League matches have seen their advantage at the summit cut by Chelsea.
Victory on Sunday is hugely important and would be a very welcome festive present for the club's fans. Fortunately for Arne Slot, his injury list has cleared up over the past month, even if he remains without several key players.
Here they are Liverpool Players missing for Sunday's big game.
Liverpool have been without Ibrahima Konate for the last five games after the centre-back injured his knee. against Real Madrid in the Champions League. The French defender's absence has proved costly in recent weeks, with the Reds struggling a bit defensively after he has been in the treatment room.
Slot has confirmed that he will be absent for Sunday's battle with Spursclaiming it is “quite difficult” to put an exact timeline on his return. It is expected that he could return early in the new year, with Liverpool keen not to rush him again.
Konate was not the only defender injured in Liverpool's win over Real Madrid. Conor Bradley enjoyed an unforgettable evening against Kylian Mbappe and co. but suffered a hamstring injury that caused him to miss the next five games.
Like Konate, the right-back has also been ruled out of this weekend's clash with Spurs by his manager, with Slott again doubtful to write in a return date. The Northern Irishman wouldn't have started in north London, but he would have been a handy deputation for Trent Alexander-Arnold off the bench.
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Player |
StatUS |
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Ibrahima Konate |
out |
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Conor Bradley |
out |