Liverpool set for two fitness boosts ahead of Tottenham clash

Liverpool could get a double fitness boost for their Premier League clash with Tottenham on Sunday. Spurs head to Anfield in disastrous form, sitting one point above the relegation zone and well and truly on their way out of the Champions League after a 5-2 defeat to Atletico Madrid during the week.

Igor Tudor has lost every game during his short interim spell so far, and with no win expected at Anfield, pressure is building rapidly on his position.

Liverpool were also beaten in the Champions League during the week, albeit it in much more narrow fashion, losing 1-0 away to Galatasaray. The Reds are chasing a top four finish and will see this as another important three points in their bid to achieve it.

Arne Slot’s men could get up to two fitness boosts for the game, too, with goalkeeper Alisson Becker back in training. "He's been with the physios and with rehab until now,” Slot said.

"We are training today as you know, so let's see if he can join the team session today. That is something I expect but I'm not 100 per cent sure yet because I haven't spoken to him or the medical staff this morning yet. I'm hopeful but that's not to say I'm 100 per cent sure."

Asked about the nature of the injury, he added: “He felt something when he passed the ball in one of his muscles. But after we checked it, it was so minor that we think it doesn't have to take very long.

"But as always, games follow up so fast that he had to miss the one against Galatasaray, and hopefully he's available and ready for Sunday. If not, I'm expecting him – if things go as planned – definitely against Galatasaray."

Elsewhere, winger Federico Chiesa could well return from illness having trained ahead of the visit of Tottenham. Slot added: “I expect he feels better now because he felt unwell the day before the game and I think we're now three or four further ahead. So, I think he's able to train with us today again."

Spurs will have their work cut out at Anfield, and there will be plenty of concern over how West Ham, Nottingham Forest and Leeds United get on around them this weekend.