Slott: This is the team's situation, and we are not talking about the trio's contracts

Liverpool coach Arne Slot appeared in a press conference, to talk about tomorrow’s confrontation against Nottingham Forest in the fourth round of the English Premier League.

The coach said: “Of course, Harvey Elliott's injury is not only a big disappointment for him but for us as well, he didn't play much in the first three games, but he showed himself very well in pre-season and he would have gotten a lot of playing time in the next games, but that's it He goes to someone else. It's a blow for us and for him. We play seven games in 22 days or something like that."

He added: "The state of the team? Federico Chiesa. Federico is training With the team three or four times, so let's see how he behaves today with the decision I will make. We have more than 20 players. Mac Allistaire trained with us, and I think he is ready for tomorrow's match. "

On the future of goalkeeper Kelleher: “I would be really concerned if a player came out and said he was not interested in playing in the first team. It is normal for them to want to play and it is also normal for a club like this to have more than 11 players who want to play. It is a good place to be.” In him and he has shown many times that he is ready whenever we need him, it is good that he wants to play. Who knows if he will play with us in the future, but it is clear that Alisson is number one at the moment.”

He continued about Ryan Gravenberch’s performance: “He was a player He's been a center all his life and probably plays deeper than he did before, but there's not much difference. He's benefiting from the way the team is playing, he's come back really fit and he's taken his chance. We talk about the benefits of team structure.”

He explained: “If trust means you play with him, then I trust him, but I also trust the players I don’t play with. If it were that simple, I would have put my faith in every player. If he has confidence in his teammates and the structure, of course that will help.”

On concerns about the possibility of losing momentum after the international break: “That is always the question after Two weeks [between matches], but if you see them playing for their national team, the moment is still there. Nottingham Forest haven't lost this season yet, I think they won the last two games of last season as well."

And about the future of Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold, whose contracts are expiring. This summer: “Again, that's the boring answer you'll get from me. We're not talking contract news here. It's not annoying because we work with the team and try to get the best out of them."

He concluded: "Arnold has proven that he can play for 90 minutes. He got tired against Ipswich. He's all set to play 90 minutes now, we've got another player in Connor Bradley, who can do the job really well. We have a whole squad to manage and it's also good for Connor to get his minutes. It's not always about the individual, I look at the team and the whole squad for the matches.”