Liverpool manager Arne Slot has confirmed Mohamed Salah will depart for Afcon on 15 December, which means his last game before leaving for international duty is expected to be on 13 December against Brighton.

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Kerkez was signed as Robertson’s long-term successor at left-back, with the Scot slowly being phased out. When Robertson leaves, another new left-back will be signed to provide competition for Kerkez. The odd man out in this scenario is Kostas Tsimikas who is currently part-way through a season-long loan at Roma.

Liverpool were lucky to come away with a draw after another insipid performance. Sunderland had looked the more comfortable for the majority of the game and hit the woodwork twice before a deflected long-range shot from Chemsdine Talbi gave them the lead.

Ahead of a busy run of fixtures leading into the festive period, which starts with the visit of high-flying Sunderland to Anfield on Wednesday night before Saturday’s trip to Leeds, Slot admitted that the pair, as well as defender Joe Gomez, are still not fit enough to play successive full matches on weekends and midweek.

The difficult decision to bench Liverpool talisman Mo Salah has left Reds boss Arne Slot with a major decision to make ahead of the clash with Leeds United.

That will ensure Salah is available for a Premier League match against Brighton on the 13th—which he would not have been if he had been released to play an international fixture