Liverpool will be looking for a second win over Tottenham Hotspur in a few weeks when they visit north London on Wednesday in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final.
The Reds were emphatically victorious in their last visit, Beating an injury-plagued and failing Tottenham team 6-3 in the English Premier League. Getting three goals at the end of Wednesday's match will more or less guarantee Liverpool's place at Wembley.
Tottenham have been plagued by fitness issues in recent months and Liverpool will be keen to take full advantage of their ailments in midweek. Arne Slott has an almost completely healthy squad after the draw with Manchester United at the weekend, even if he could rotate his squad in the capital.
here Liverpool Absence of players from the confrontation with Tottenham.
Ibrahima Konate's return from injury was celebrated at the weekend, as the French defender returned against Manchester United after five weeks in the treatment room. However, he has swapped places with Joe Gomez, who now finds himself on the sidelines.
The versatile Gomez replaced Konate in the starting lineup during his absence but suffered a hamstring injury in the 5-0 win over West Ham United in Liverpool's final match of 2024. Slott confirmed he will be out for “a few weeks”, meaning he will be out for “a few weeks”. . He is unlikely to return until the end of January.
There are no injury issues for Dominik Szoboszlai, who scored and performed excellently in the win over Tottenham last month, but the Hungarian is currently suffering from illness. He missed the weekend draw with Manchester United as a result and his prowess has been sorely missed.
Slott did not rule out Szoboszlai being out of contention for Wednesday's game, but did issue a warning about a potential return for the Spurs clash.
“Yesterday (Monday) he was not in (training) yet. If he was there today, I would doubt that he is available to start the game. But I hope he will be there today. Yesterday he was not,” Slott revealed.
