Arne Slot press conference LIVE - Alisson Becker, Alexander Isak and Liverpool injury latest
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Welcome to our live coverage of Arne Slot's press conference at AXA Training Centre to preview Liverpool's Premier League clash at home to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. Slot will be with us from 9am to preview this Sunday's clash, with Paul Gorst providing the updates from the AXA Training Centre.08:12Paul WheelockArne Slot has been forced to accept new reality as Liverpool ponder major strategy shiftSome pre-press conferece reading?Arne Slot says Liverpool are now a club in "transition", so the the ECHO's Liverpool FC correspondent Paul Gorst assesses further HERE.Arne Slot arrives at Galatasaray ahead of his 100th match in charge of Liverpool (Image: Burak Kara - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)08:08Paul WheelockWho will be in charge of Tottenham Hotspur?After the events of midweek, and after four straight defeats, the pressure is already piling on new Tottenham Hotspur boss Igor Tudor.
But his press conference to preview the Liverpool trip is taking place as expected today.We'll bring you more from that later.08:03Paul WheelockTottenham Hotspur could have 11 players missingYes, that's right. He is suspended after being sent off in Tottenham's 3-1 home loss to Crystal Palace, which left Spurs just one point above the Premier League relegation places and in very real danger of going down for the first time since the English top flight was rebranded in 1992.And to make matters worse, captain and centre-back Cristian Romero and midfielder Joao Palhinha are also doubtful for the encounter.They clashed heads toward the end of the loss to Atletico Madrid and new manager Igor Tudor, who has now lost his opening four games in charge of Spurs, admitted afterwards he could not confirm whether they would be allowed to play under FA concussion protocols.08:03Paul WheelockAlisson Becker and Liverpool injury latestExpect Arne Slot to be quizzed on the latest Liverpool team news, including whether Alisson Becker will be fit to return against Tottenham Hotspur.The Reds' first-choice goalkeeper missed the defeat to Galatasaray after picking up an injury in training on Monday.Federico Chiesa was also absent for the trip to Turkey, weakening Slot's forward options even further.So Slot is likely to be asked about Chiesa and also Alexander Isak, who while still sidelined with a serious injury, is expected to be fit before the end of the season.08:03Paul WheelockWelcome to our live Arne Slot press conference coverageGood morning!
And this weekend sees his Liverpool side play host to crisis-club Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on Sunday (4.30pm kick-off).If it was a bad night for the Reds in the Champions League on Tuesday, then it was a horrendous one for SpursLiverpool will still be favourites to progress to the quarter-finals despite losing their round of 16 first-leg tie to Galatasaray 1-0 in Turkey. But for Tottenham, their time in European football's top club competition looks almost certainly over after they were thrashed 5-2 by Atletico Madrid in Spain.It was freefalling Spurs' sixth straight defeat in all competitions and if that wasn't bad enough, they are facing the prospect of now being without 11 first-team players for the showdown with the Reds this weekend.More on that shortly.