Liverpool boss Arne Slot has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Crystal Palace at Anfield (kick-off 15:00 BST).
In terms of goalkeeper availability, Giorgi Mamardashvili will "definitely not" feature but Alisson is "close to returning". This weekend's fixture might come "too early" for the Brazil international, but Freddie Woodman is a "fully fit" option.
He added: "We signed an experienced third goalkeeper for this very reason. You don't usually need them that much, but there is always a situation where you do. Apart from being a good goalkeeper, he is a very good man, he is very liked in the dressing room and he is always ready to play."
The club is looking into the muscle injuries Alisson is experiencing and for ways to manage his "training programme and playing schedule" moving forward.
Joe Gomez is back in the squad but isn't training with the first-team yet. Instead, the centre-back is "doing exercises with the rehab team on the pitches". It is hoped he will be back in contention before the end of this season.
On Hugo Ekitike's season-ending Achilles injury: "His surgery went well. It was an important step he needed to take. It will be a long rehab process for him. He is a very explosive player and usually that isn't very helpful when you have this kind of injury, but maybe he will be an exception."
He highlighted Liverpool have been unable to beat Crystal Palace across their three meetings so far this season, adding he has done "a little bit extra" to try to find ways to claim all three points.
On Oliver Glasner's side: "He is a great manager who has brought a lot of discipline to their team. It is really difficult to create chances against them, sometimes you can watch 60 minutes of their football and you won't have seen the other team create a chance. They are also very direct at the other end of the pitch. They have conceded the fewest goals after Arsenal as well, so that tells you a lot."
Liverpool's record of 16 points in their past eight Premier League games is "acceptable".
When asked about Mohamed Salah finding his goalscoring form again, he replied: "It's really important that our attackers score goals. If you look at our success last season, we had a number of attackers that scored a lot of goals. If you look at this season, there has been a little drop-off in chance creation but not so much that we shouldn't be scoring as many goals."
The World Cup "will not hinder" Alexander Isak's efforts to get back up to full fitness and ability before the 2026-27 season. Slot explained: "He's had months without training in a team so that's why it hasn't been easy for him to get back up to speed, but we are seeing progress in each game. I don't know how far he is off his best level, but I hope for him that it's very soon."
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