Liverpool boss Arne Slot has been speaking to the media before Saturday’s Premier League game against Newcastle at Anfield (kick-off 20:00 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Jeremie Frimpong will be sidelined for “a few weeks” as his injury is “not as bad” as it seemed when he was forced off early against Qarabag.
Ibrahima Konate, who has been out since the death of his father, will return against Newcastle and Curtis Jones is also available after recovering from illness.
Alexander Isak is yet to train on the pitch following his leg fracture.
Slot shut down any talk of potential transfers before Monday’s deadline: “If we have addressed a player that we think can help us and the figure is possible then we will do so. Those are conversations that take place not far away from here, but not in this room.”
He said Newcastle “will be a bigger challenge” than Qarabag and it “is a crucial game” for both sides as they fight for a top-four finish. Slot added: “There is not a lot of room for mistakes anymore.”
On the race for the Champions League nearing its key run-in: “It’s obvious that the closer you come to the end, the less chance you have to make a mistake. We are now in a position that we cannot afford a lot of mistakes anymore because we have made far too many. When I say mistakes I mean giving away goals in the last minutes, or we don’t do any justice on the performance in terms of the score. So it is clear and obvious that the closer you come to the end then there is not a lot of room for mistakes anymore.”
On whether anything will change for Harvey Elliott before deadline day: “It was very pleasing to see him on the pitch again yesterday but his situation is that he is an Aston Villa player at this moment of time.”
He said Jayden Danns “has had a lot of setbacks” in his career as he “has faced a lot of injuries”, adding: “He has been very unlucky but he will fight back and come back. We will get to know him the minute he is fit again.”
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