Thirteen players could miss Liverpool showdown against Man United as injury update imminent
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SportFootballLiverpool FCArne Slot is waiting for an update on the fitness of his Liverpool players ahead of the Premier League clash against Manchester UnitedLiverpool are back in action on Sunday afternoon with the Premier League visit to Manchester United. And the Reds are still waiting to discover exactly who they can call upon for the game against a team they can go above in the table with victory.Mohamed Salah became Liverpool's latest absentee when he limped out of the win at Crystal Palace last weekend with a hamstring problem that could have seen him play his last game for the club.The big question for the Reds is whether Alisson Becker is able to return having missed the last seven games with a hamstring problem.
With Giorgi Mamardashvili out with a nasty wound to his knee, third-choice goalkeeper Freddie Woodman is on standby to again deputise between the sticks.Hugo Ekitike faces a long period of rehabilitation after undergoing surgery this week on the Achilles tendon rupture suffered against Paris Saint-Germain a fortnight ago.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE! All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageConor Bradley is out for the season after a knee operation in January, while teenage centre-back Giovanni Leoni is also missing until the summer following ACL surgery in September.Wataru Endo, meanwhile, is continuing to recover from an ankle operation he underwent in February and was back on the grass last week.Youngsters Stefan Bajcetic and Jayden Danns haven't featured in the Premier League this season and are unlikely to do so.For United, Matthijs de Ligt is injured and fellow centre-back Lisandro Martinez is suspended, and there will be late checks on Matheus Cunha and Luke Shaw.Choose Liverpool Echo as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FC