Five Liverpool stars miss training as Arne Slot faces injury crisis for Chelsea clash
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Liverpool were without a number of big-name players as Arne Slot's squad trained in Kirkby on Wednesday afternoon ahead of Saturday's Premier League game at home to Chelsea15:49, 06 May 2026Updated 15:50, 06 May 2026Liverpool stars Alexander Isak, Mo Salah, Alisson Becker, Giorgi Mamardashvili and Ibrahima Konate all missed training on Wednesday. Arne Slot is now facing an injury crisis as he prepares for Saturday's game at home to Chelsea.Isak sat out of last Sunday's 3-2 loss at Manchester United after picking up what was described as a minor groin complaint.
Slot will address the media on Friday to give a fuller update on whether Isak will be available to face the Londoners, but the 26-year-old was absent from the midweek session alongside several other key first-team players.Salah sustained a hamstring injury against Crystal Palace last month and while he's anticipated to be fit before the season concludes - marking the end of his nine-year Liverpool career - the Egyptian was similarly missing from training.WORLD CUP LEGENDS: The stars who lit up football's greatest tournament - Buy the Special Edition todayREAD MORE: Curtis Jones told to quit Liverpool as he receives Scott McTominay transfer messageREAD MORE: Liverpool flop Darwin Nunez reaches new transfer agreement after brutal axeSalah is understood to be targeting next week's trip to Aston Villa as his return fixture, but should still be available against Brentford at Anfield on Sunday, May 24 in any case.Alisson's absence due to a hamstring problem persists and he's now missed 10 league matches this term. Let us know your XI in the comments section.Alisson, who's a target for Italian giants Juventus ahead of the summer transfer window, needs to feature in all three of Liverpool's final games to equal the fewest number of Premier League appearances he's made in a single season for Liverpool - 28, which was recorded across both of the previous two campaigns.Mamardashvili is another who continues to be unavailable, having injured his knee in the Reds' 2-1 victory at Everton.
Initial reports claimed that Alisson's understudy was set to be on the shelf for three weeks.It's unclear at this point why Konate was missing. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.Sky Sports, HBO Max, Netflix and Disney+ with Ultimate TV packageThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.