Four things observed during Liverpool’s practice as Mo Salah returns to give the Reds a major boost

Before their trip to Brentford this weekend, Liverpool has gotten a number of significant reinforcements. Alisson, Conor Bradley, and Mohamed Salah were all pictured returning to training.

Liverpool defeated Burnley 3-1 on Saturday to maintain their top spot in the Premier League, bouncing back from their humiliating 3-1 loss to Arsenal.

Even though Manchester City still has a game in hand over Arsenal, Jurgen Klopp’s team is presently two points clear of both teams. Liverpool stated in the summer that Klopp would be leaving, and they want to give him the ultimate send-off this season.

Liverpool is still in contention to win the FA Cup, Europa League, and League Cup this season, meaning the Reds are still fighting on four fronts.

They will return to action when they play Brentford on Saturday. Mirror Football has examined all the talking points from Liverpool’s Tuesday training session in advance of their trip to the capital.

1. Salah comes back

It is the first time Mohamed Salah has been seen back in team training since he was injured during the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Salah has not played for the Reds since their New Year’s Day 4-2 victory over Newcastle, in which he scored two goals. After that, the 31-year-old took off for the Ivory Coast to join Egypt for the AFCON, but he regrettably suffered a hamstring injury in their second group match against Ghana.

After receiving treatment, he went back to Merseyside and has been working on a personal programme at Liverpool’s Kirkby training site. Salah, nevertheless, has accelerated his recuperation and joined his teammates for a full training session on Tuesday, indicating that he may very well be able to make his debut this weekend.

2. Alisson boost

Goalkeeper Alisson looked upbeat in a video that was shared on Liverpool’s social media pages, even though he and Joe Gomez were both out against Burnley because of sickness.

Alisson appears to be telling Liverpool’s head of training and conditioning, Andreas Kornmayer, “Yeah, I’m good,” as he embraces him in the video. I feel better now. An further significant advantage for the Reds is the possible return of Alisson for the match against Brentford.

Since completing a sizable financial transfer from Roma to Anfield in 2018, the Brazil international has been crucial to their success, helping them win the FA Cup, the League Cup, the Premier League, and the Champions League.

3. No Alexander-Arnold

But vice captain Trent Alexander-Arnold was nowhere to be seen, having been sidelined against Burnley at halftime due to a recurrence of the knee injury that had kept him out of action the previous month.

Post-match, Klopp made the following statement: “His knee again? Yes, that is how it felt. We shall see. He got it caught in the grass. We must [submit for] evaluation. Trent had to be substituted at halftime, thus it presents a dual issue.

“One is that Trent is off and the other is we had no other right-backs available.” Curtis Jones, a midfielder, had to go in as a temporary right-back for the rest of the match; however, Bradley or Gomez will probably take Alexander-Arnold’s spot against

“One is that Trent is off and the other is we had no other right-backs available.” For the remainder of the match, midfielder Curtis Jones had to step in as a makeshift right-back; however, given that both Bradley and Gomez are back, it is expected that one of them will start in place of Alexander-Arnold against Brentford.

4. Bradley’s return

Complete-back Conor Bradley participated in the training as well, having missed Liverpool’s matches against Burnley and Arsenal due to compassionate leave.

Bradley’s father passed away earlier this month, and Klopp stated last week that the 20-year-old would have the last say on when he was ready to play again. “The boy gets as long as he needs with his family,” he stated.

“I believe he will resume training starting next week, but we’ll see. It’s okay if he doesn’t feel prepared for that as well.”