Liverpool travel to the Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday to face Brentford in the Premier League. Serenaded by a rendition of The Cranberries' Zombie, Liverpool dropped points once again to Nottingham Forest in their last game.

Diogo Jota pressed his claims for a place in the XI with his immediate impact on Tuesday, but in his pre-match press conference, Slot confirmed the Portuguese forward picked up a niggle during his cameo and was struggling to be fit. Given his recent injury record, risking him from the start would be a potentially flawed move.