Liverpool Slot Gives Mixed Injury Update Ahead of Fulham

Liverpool manager Arne Slot provided a mixed injury update ahead of the team's Premier League match against Fulham on Sunday, confirming that defender Joe Gomez is set to return to first-team training while expressing caution over midfielder Florian Wirtz's hamstring issue.

The news comes as Liverpool prepare for a trip to Craven Cottage following a goalless draw against Leeds United on Thursday night at Anfield. The stalemate highlighted the Reds' ongoing struggles with depth, as they labored to create chances without key attackers Mohamed Salah, who is away with Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations, and Alexander Isak, sidelined until at least late February with a broken leg. Wirtz, the 116 million summer signing from Bayer Leverkusen, was substituted after 66 minutes in the Leeds game, having appeared limited in his movements.

Slot explained that Wirtz has been managing a minor hamstring problem that flared up two days after Liverpool's 2-1 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers last weekend, where the German scored his first goal for the club. "Florian only trained once this week because two days after the game, he felt his hamstring still a bit," Slot said in a post-match...