Darwin Nunez and Dominik Szoboszlai could potentially be included in Liverpool’s squad for the match against Nottingham Forest, having returned to full training on Thursday.
Jürgen Klopp is optimistic about their availability after dealing with fitness issues.
Mohamed Salah, despite progressing well in his recovery, will not be making a return at the City Ground.
The conditions of Wataru Endo and Andy Robertson are under observation, with Endo having missed the midweek victory over Southampton due to a knock sustained in the Carabao Cup final, and Robertson dealing with illness this week.
Klopp told the media on Friday ahead of Nottingham Forest clash: “Darwin and Dom trained yesterday with the team. So, they looked good, but we have to wait [to see] how they react. Wataru and Robbo didn’t, but there is the plan that they join in today. That’s the idea but we have to see if that really works out.
“Ibou [Ibrahima Konate], nothing, it [him not starting against Southampton] was just time-sharing. Lucho [Luis Diaz] is fine, Macca [Alexis Mac Allister] is fine. They all look fine.
“The little problem we couldn’t know about is that Macca was ill for one-and-a-half days I would say and Robbo had the same thing, so hopefully that didn’t spread now. So far I didn’t hear anything [but] I didn’t ask because I don’t want to know probably! So, we will see.”
When later asked specifically about Salah, the manager replied: “I don’t think Mo is too far off, but he will not feature tomorrow and from there we have to go.
“It’s like touch and go… but I think next week at any point it is possible. He is on the way back, definitely, but not there yet.”
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