Slot on Salah's absence, 'fight' until end of season & Brighton
Liverpool boss Arne Slot has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Brighton at the Amex Stadium (12:30 GMT). Here are the key lines from his news conference: Slot confirmed Mohamed Salah will miss the trip to the South Coast with a "muscle issue" and is also ruled out of Egypt's upcoming international camp. "History has shown he can be earlier back than others.
He takes such good care of his body, he can be back earlier than others as history has shown. But, it is only two weeks until we go again. " Joe Gomez was on the bench for the midweek win over Galatasaray but did not feel fit to come on: "We tried to postpone it as long as we can.
He might be available for tomorrow but definitely not to start. " On the dominant 4-0 win over the Turkish champions: "Styles make fights and if I have to explain this it means we faced a team in Galatasaray who wanted to press and bring the ball out from the back. They wanted to fight with us and it will never be about us if a game is not entertaining.
Whenever a team wants to fight we will fight with them. When a team does not it is less open and less attractive. You cannot compare that at all with a lot of teams we have faced this season.
" What does he expect from the Seagulls? : "A very attractive and interesting style. We only have 60 hours of rest after putting in an enormous physical performance.