Arne Slot's pre-match press conference vs Brighton:
Mo Salah
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“I will have a conversation with Mo this morning and the outcome of that conversation determines how things will look tomorrow.”
“What I need is a conversation with him,” he replied.
“I think the next time I speak about Mo should be with him and not in here, but you can keep on trying.
“There’s not much more to say than I’ll speak with him today and the outcome of that conversation determines how things will look tomorrow.”
Brighton
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"We've shown we are difficult to beat and create chances against in the last 4 games, team has put a lot of effort in. A bit unlucky with the results but showed great resilience, 4 games in 10 days without many players available. So that is a big compliment to them."
Alisson
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"Every time a player is available, let alone someone as good as him, it is helpful but Giorgi did a great job. I don't think either has had a lot to do because we hardly concede a chance. We've hardly a conceded a chance in the last 4 games. Giorgi did a good job but it's nice to have Ali back."
Injury update
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“Federico is not ill anymore,” Slot explained.
“He trained yesterday and he will train today, so I assume he is ready to be in the squad tomorrow again.”
Endo and Gakpo? Going to be weeks. Cody is a muscle injury and Wata is ankle."
Isak & Ekitike
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“I think what we all saw, and which is completely normal, the more they play together and the more they will adapt to each other and the better they will cooperate,” he said of Isak and Ekitike’s partnership vs. Inter.
“I think it’s fair to say that the other two who were on the pitch, Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martinez, were more used to playing with each other.
“But I also saw promising things from the both of them; it’s been the second time they’ve played together for obvious reasons, because match fitness is the obvious reason in that.
“I think we will see more of this in the future, of them playing together.
“But Alex also got a knock in the first half, so let’s see how he has recovered from that today.
“[We will see] if he’s able to start tomorrow and, if he is able, if I make the decision to start them again together or we do it in a different way.”