Liverpool boss Slot gives latest updates on Alisson, Isak and Frimpong | OneFootball

Arne Slot says Alexander Isak could be in line for minutes against Manchester City on Saturday.

Isak is back in team training having been out since December after breaking his leg.

“It would definitely be too fast to expect him in the starting line-up,” Slot said. “He trained with us yesterday for the first time and today for the second time after exactly 101 days.

“It will take a bit of time to give him a lot of minutes but we will make sure we do the right thing in terms of building him up in minutes.

“But it’s a very good thing to have him on the training ground again.

“You can be on the bench even if you haven’t trained with the team.

“The question is, is he ready to play some minutes? It’s a difficult one because we don’t play a normal game. What I mean is it could go to extra time, so that makes it even more complicated.

“Maybe a few minutes but let’s wait and see how he is today, how he feels about it himself and it’s clear that after two training sessions it would not make any sense to start him tomorrow.”

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Slot also hopes Jeremie Frimpong will be available having come off injured for the Netherlands in their draw with Ecuador.

“Yeah, he seems to be okay,” Slot said. “Trained with us yesterday fully and will train with us tomorrow again.

“He still has a step to make in terms of (playing) every three days and then coming off for the national team, it’s another difficult and interesting choice to make, how many minutes in which games because games come so fast.”

Mo Salah will also be involved after missing Liverpool’s loss to Brighton before the international break with a muscle injury.

Alisson, however, remains out and will not be back until nearer the end of the season.

“He will not be part of the PSG games as well. He will be out for a bit longer,” Slot said.

“Towards the end of the season we expect him to be fit again.”

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