Arne Slot has shared the latest update on Mohamed Salah’s return to Liverpool following Egypt’s AFCON exit, with Champions League clash against Marseille looming.

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Alonso, for all of his slight downfalls this season, only lost four home games over two years at Bayer Leverkusen, and just two this season with Real Madrid - meaning he's created a fortress of sorts during his young managerial career, seeing him labelled as 'one of the best in the world'.

Arne Slot seemed taken aback by Barnsley manager Conor Hourihane's claim about an error made by Liverpool star Dominic Szoboszlai during their FA Cup clash.

Ekitike, Gakpo and Wirtz had all forced saves out of Martin Dubravka and the barrage continued in the second half with Bashir Humphreys twice clearing Gakpo shots off the line, one courtesy of Wirtz’s dancing feet.

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Liverpool, unbeaten in their past 11 games in all competitions, face a relegation-threatened Burnley side whose most recent league win was back in October. The Reds have only lost one of their nine Premier League home matches in this fixture,

For long periods in the match, including the preceding half hour or so before Burnley’s equalizer, Liverpool’s attack looked to have not only found a good sense of flow but that missing purpose in terms of creating clear chances despite the low-block.