Having promised crunch talks with Mohamed Salah amid their ongoing and very public feud, the outcome of those discussions will become clear when Liverpool ’s official matchday squad is released. If Salah features, there could be hope of a resolution. If the Egyptian is again on the bench, pressure builds ahead of the January transfer window.

Arne Slot admits he is concerned about the injuries suffered by Joe Gomez and Dominik Szoboszlai in the win over Brighton.Gomez was forced off in the first half while Szoboszlai had to be replaced

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Sandwiched in between away wins over West Ham United and Inter, Liverpool have stumbled to successive draws against newly promoted opposition. A hard-fought stalemate with Sunderland was followed by bitterness at Elland Road as the reigning champions twice surrendered leads during the 3–3 draw with Leeds United.

Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler, speaking to Match of the Day, said after their 2-0 loss against Liverpool: "I think we definitely deserved more, maybe even a win but we created so many chances. We had a bad start, reacted well and then a set piece against us that we didn't defend well.

EXCLUSIVE: Liverpool's woeful title defence has piled the pressure on Arne Slot but the Reds' struggle to find form is a sorry story that has played out in the Premier League before