Andoni Iraola has confirmed that Dominik Szoboszlai and Victor Munoz are in contention to return from injury against Arsenal, but four other Liverpool players have been ruled out.
Arsenal face Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, hoping to bounce back from the embarrassment of their midweek League Cup exit by keeping their Premier League title challenge on track.
But it looks as though Liverpool will be fielding close to their best team, with injury doubts Dominik Szoboszlai and Victor Munoz both having a chance to feature, according to their manager.
“I think Szoboszlai and Munoz have a chance but we still have two days,” Andoni Iraola said on Friday. “I think they have a chance, yes.”
Liverpool will be without backup striker Hugo Ekitike and young defender Giovanni Leoni, who are both expected to be out until the new year.
The team will also be missing Conor Bradley, who is still absent with the ACL injury he suffered against Arsenal last season.
The only other confirmed absentee is Jeremie Frimpong, who is unlikely to feature for Liverpool before the international break.
That certainly gives the team a problem at right-back, but Ekitike and Leoni’s absences will be less impactful, as Liverpool have Alexander Isak and a centre-back pairing of Virgil van Dijk and Jeremy Jacquet.
Loan defender Ronald Araujo will likely keep filling in on the right, as he’s had to do eight times already this season.
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