4 things spotted in Liverpool training before Man Utd after Alisson update and injury boost
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Liverpool has trained ahead of facing Manchester United in the Premier League this weekend, with Alisson Becker not spotted in the pictures of the session in KirkbyLiverpool head coach Arne Slot during a training session.(Image: Nikki Dyer - Liverpool FC via Getty Images)If Brighton and Bournemouth fail to win and then Liverpool beats Manchester United this weekend, Arne Slot's side will confirm qualification for next season's Champions League.Those exact circumstances unfolding in the next couple of days might not be that likely to happen, but a top-five place looks fairly assured for Liverpool from here. It is still possible that he features, however, though Woodman will have plenty of confidence having done well last week against Crystal Palace, where he made some good saves.Freddie Woodman of Liverpool during a training session.(Image: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)Injury boost but no Mo SalahMilos Kerkez dropped out of a Liverpool session earlier this week, Slot revealed earlier today, and he has been managing a niggling problem.
Hugo Ekitike leads the numerous stars who are sidelined at the moment, but there were no surprise returns or absences.Milos Kerkez during a Liverpool training session.(Image: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)Curtis Jones decisionMidfielder Curtis Jones was present here, and he has done very well at full-back lately. Joe Gomez is fit at the moment, though, and so too Jeremie Frimpong.Slot feels that Jones has improved in every match he has played away from his usual berth, starting with Everton and then moving into Crystal Palace.But will he retain his place for this one?
It would be fair to describe him as a confident player, and he should have plenty of that at the moment.Alexis Mac Allister and Curtis Jones during a Liverpool training session.(Image: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)Young stars involvedThere is a decent chance that Rio Ngumoha and Trey Nyoni could find their way onto the pitch on Sunday as Liverpool takes on Manchester United, no matter how the game unfolds.That pair are set to be involved in the squad, and 18-year-old striker Will Wright — signed from Salford City last summer — might be too in the absence of Ekitike. Last weekend, he scored twice for the Reds' U21s and has had an impressive debut campaign.Having already played lower league soccer, Wright is ready to take the next steps in his career, and he wouldn't shirk a physical altercation, even if an outing at Old Trafford might have to wait.Kieran Morrison and James McConnell also featured in the session, with an interesting summer lying ahead for each of them.