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Arne Slot has injuries at right-back(Image: Andrew Powell/Getty Images)

Injuries have left Liverpool with a problem position for the Merseyside Derby against Everton.

Arne Slot’s side host their rivals at Anfield on Wednesday night after a 16-day break since the defeat by Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final.

The international break has given Liverpool plenty of time to take stock of their 2-1 defeat at Wembley and they now have one sole focus: winning the Premier League title.



The international break has passed without too much drama for Slot, who is expected to have both Alisson Becker and Ryan Gravenberch available, despite their withdrawals from their respective national teams.

Alisson sustained a concussion while playing for Brazil against Colombia and was ruled out of the team’s second World Cup qualifier.

Tyler Morton is the only other unavailable Liverpool player.

There are also concerns for David Moyes, who is sweating on the fitness of left-back Vitalii Mykolenko, who suffered a thigh problem while on international duty with Ukraine this week.

If he didn't continue playing, then the injury was really serious.”

Speaking on March 19, Moyes outlined the prognoses of key attackers Dwight McNeil, Illiman Ndiaye and Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

“But we’ve got three boys there – Dwight, Ili and Dom – who we could all do with seeing back if we could.”

McNeil hasn't played since a 4-0 victory over Wolves in December, in which he aggravated a knee injury, while Ndiaye suffered medial ligament damage to his knee in the first derby.

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They are both in contention to play vs Liverpool, having returned to training, but Calvert-Lewin is still out with a thigh injury and midfielder Orel Mangala is unavailable with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

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